I Turned Down Red Devils for the Reds -Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane, the Liverpool Star, has admitted that he was really close to signing for Manchester United before deciding to join the Reds in 2016 for a reputed sum of £30 million.

Mane reportedly ‘accepted’ terms with Manchester United and got a contract before withdrawing from the deal after consulting with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

The Senegalese international stated that Klopp was instrumental in convincing him that Liverpool was the best option for his future.

Speaking to Jamie Carragher for The Telegraph, Mane said: “I have to say, I was really close to going to Manchester United. I had the contract there. I had it all agreed.

“It was all ready, but instead, I thought, ‘No, I want to go to Liverpool’. I was convinced to go with Klopp’s project. I still remember the first time I got the call from Klopp.

“I was watching TV. It was an action movie – because I love movies – and he said, ‘Sadio, listen, I want to explain to you what happened at Dortmund’.

“That was when he thought of signing me for Dortmund and for some reason, it didn’t work out. He tried to explain and I said, ‘it’s okay, it happened’. I forgave him.

“Then he said, ‘now I want you at Liverpool’. And I said, ‘Okay, Dortmund is behind us, let’s focus on the future’.

“He said, ‘We have a big project at Liverpool and I want you to be part of it’. Then he asked what position I wanted because he could see at Southampton I played on the right side and I used to play on the left.

“I said I prefer left, and then he said, ‘but Coutinho is on the left!’ So I said, never mind, I will play on the right. I could see myself in all the positions.”

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