By: NDERITU BRIAN
A transfer widow that is so huge, carrying with it some great players. Rumours going round the footballing world involving two of the most talented players in the English football. Mane has had a fantastic season with the reds at Anfield while Pogba on the other end, nothing but a catastrophic season.
Sadio Mane the Senegalese international whose penalty led to Senegal being crowned champions of Africa is heading east. Bayern Munich will be his home next season after spending 6 years in Liverpool. 196 appearances and scoring 90 goals. He is a bonafide Liverpool legend leaving at the peak of everything.
Fabrizio Romano explained the terms of the contract where Liverpool will receive 40M euros including add ons. Mane will be looking to add more trophies under hisname in the 3 years he will be in Bayern Munich. Bayern are facing threats from Barcelona regarding Lewandoski who is most likely to leave the club this widow therefore dding Mane to their striking force was a really good move.
Sadio asked to leave right after the Champions league final as he thought his chapter at Liverpool was over. Liverpool wanted to be respectful with Sadio after so many great years together and they decided to accept. A champions league trophy, a club world cup, an English premier league winner and many other trophies are some of the honours he walked away with his head held high.
He is a man of an admirable character. The fans loved him so much and he has done as much not to ruin that honour. Jamie Carragher the Liverpool legend described him as a humble icon from head to toe.
The second man, the 2018 world cup winner and also a man with a million hairstyles has had a season to forget at the Strentford end. He managed four assists in his first game of the 2021/22 season and all the fans unanimously agreed the real Paul Pogba is back to his peak. Somewhere along the way the all this changed from 1 to 10 very fast. From being the 100M record signing play maker to capping his ears to the fans. An injury prone player to one who players two games in two months due to many questionable injuries. He is talented and the best when it comes to accuracy of long balls, his quick and creative thinking when distributing that ball makes him a superstar but his boastful character cost him a great deal.
A contract had been put on the table for months only for him to say last week that “My thought process is to show Manchester United that they made a mistake in waiting to give me a contract.” This statement angered fans all over the globe because they knew the truth of the matter. No doubt he tarnished his name even more. In an interview 5 years ago, Jose Mourinho said Pogba is a virus, not a playmaker. That phrase is now coming to light. This beef eventually led to mourinho’s sacking back in 2018.
A return to Juventus is most likely to happen in the coming weeks after Real Madrid dismissed reports of being interested in the France international. Having signed Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco, its most likely Real are not going to sign another midfielder this widow. Rumours circulating are that Pogba is going to get a huge pay cut as a sacrifice to acquire that contract in Turin. Earning 290,000 pounds per week in Manchester united was such a fortune.
Two world class players, one with a legacy to maintain while the other one with haircuts to change. It’s up to Paul Pogba to change the direction of his destiny, make things right and put a 100 percent focus to the pitch where he is needed the most. He is 29 years old and for sure his footballing journey is nearing sunset, he should act and act now to bring the 24 year old pogba back to life. Mane on the other hand needs to continue doing what he does best in the German side. Wishing both of them all the best and a successful season in their future endeavours.
