Former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders has been labeled an ‘arrogant idiot’ by the Borussia Dortmund CEO for saying Sadio Mane’s transfer to Bayern Munich is ‘not a challenge’
Mane recently completed a £35 million move to German champions Bayern Munich after spending an illustrious 6 years On Merseyside.
The forward is said to be earning more than double his Liverpool wages at Bayern, and with the guarantee of big money and even more trophies, a move to the Allianz was not one he could turn down.
But former Liverpool striker, Dean Saunders believes it is not the right move for the Senegalese international. He Told talkSPORT:
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“It’s not a challenge. He will get in his armchair, light a cigar up, he’ll play for Bayern in third gear and he’ll coast for two years and ruin the best two years of his life as a footballer.”
“At the end of his career, if he said to you: ‘come and look at my trophy cabinet’, the German league winners medal will be right at the back.”
Saunders went on to say: “I can’t get my head round why you’d want to leave Liverpool right now, when you’re playing the best football of your life in the best combination front-three he’ll ever play in, to go and play for Bayern Munich.”
Mane has since been defended by a surprise source in Borussia Dortmund CEO, Hanz-Joachim Watzke, who defended the integrity of the Bundesliga following Saunders comments.
Speaking to BILD, Watzke had this to say: “There are always some arrogant idiots like this one.”
“As a member of the board of Europe’s Club Association, ECA, I know that German football still has a good reputation.
“The English didn’t win any of the three European Cup titles in the past season.”
These comments come after Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat in the Champions League final as well as Frankfurt’s recent victory in the Europa League final as they defeated Rangers on penalties to be crowned champions.
Topics: Football
Will Beaman