Senegalese international footballer Sadio Mane who plies his trade for UK-based football club, Liverpool has revealed that 70 percent of people in his country have asked him to quit Liverpool.
Amid rumors of his reluctance to sign a new Liverpool deal, he has made his stance known to the Liverpool fans around the world prior to the pre-match conference ahead of Senegal’s AFCON 2023 qualifier against Benin.
“60%-70% of Senegalese people want me to leave Liverpool? I will do what they want. We will soon see”. – Sadio Mane said.
The issues surrounding his deal running out at Liverpool without any concrete motivation that he will be staying has become evident to random football fans that Liverpool fans barely appreciate Sadio Mane compared to the likes of Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk, and Trent.
Almost all Liverpool fans wanted Salah’s Egypt to win at the expense of Mane’s Senegal at the AFCON 2021, and when the latter won, the club didn’t celebrate him as other Senegalese were.
Fans in Senegal want their best player to depart and join a team where he would be valued.