Sadio Mane's agent claims 'ungrateful' Bayern Munich wanted to 'get rid' of the £34m winger because they 'couldn't understand how an African became the top earner'
Sadio Mane's agent has sensationally claimed the forward's exit from Bayern Munich was not for footballing reasons but because they couldn't understand how an African star was their highest-paid player.
Mane's £34m move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr was confirmed on Tuesday, bringing the Senegal forward's disastrous spell at Bayern to an end.
The 31-year-old - who is set to pocket a staggering £34m-a-year (£650,000-a-week) - has joined up with Cristiano Ronaldo's side in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr having already added the likes of Seko Fofana, Marcelo Brozovic and Alex Telles this summer.
Mane only moved to Bayern for £35m last year, but struggled to settle in Germany and scored just 12 goals for the club, while he also had a high-profile falling-out with teammate Leroy Sane.
When joining from Liverpool, Mane was reportedly given an annual salary of more than €20m (£17.3m), meaning he was one of club's top earners.
Mane's high wages combined with his disappointing form meant he was heavily criticised but Bacary Cisse, Mane's PR agent, hit back at the club's treatment of him and insisted other significant factors played a part in his departure.
'It wasn't a footballing decision (to sell him),' he told After Foot RMC. 'Sadio's salary bothered the Germans, they didn't understand how an African joins the club and becomes the top earner ahead of everyone, so they wanted to get rid of him.
'They never called the player's representatives. They never told Sadio face-to-face that they wanted to get rid of him. They just sent (Thomas) Tuchel to tell him that he will be a third choice left winger.
'Sadio has nothing to prove to the Germans. He didn't become what he's become thanks to Bayern. It was thanks to Liverpool. Bayern
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