Sadio Mane aiming for CL with Bayern Munich, Kahn shuts door for Lewandowski

BERLIN: Sadio Mane is aiming for the highest goals with his new club Bayern Munich. He hopes to win the Champions League and bag the Ballon d'Or by helping the German giants succeed.

"We want to win all possible trophies. And I will do all to make that come true," the 30-year-old Senegal striker said after signing a three-year contract with the 2020 Champions League winners.

"The squad has the quality to reach the top. It's one of the world's leading sides," Mane stated.

The former Liverpool forward spoke about the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or as targets when presented to the public on Wednesday in the Allianz Arena.

The 2019 Champions League winner said he doesn't feel like a new Bayern icon or one of the league's figureheads. "I am a footballer always talking about the team as the star. It's up to me to support the team on its way to success," the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations winner commented.

Mane said he is thankful for his time in Liverpool and the understanding of coach Jurgen Klopp. "He is a great manager and he could understand that I am up for a new challenge after six years."

In a social media posting, Klopp spoke about the departing striker as one of Liverpool's greatest, reports Xinhua.

"I will miss him," the coach said. "With him, one of the world's best is leaving. Therefore, this is a significant moment. His star will continue to rise, there is no doubt. Everyone who loves Liverpool must love Sadio Mane."

After having played in France, Austria and England, the Bundesliga is the challenge he has been looking for, the new Bayern arrival said. "My life has been full of challenges and I love challenges," the attacker added after the Reds agreed on a transfer fee of 32 million euros plus bonuses of up to nine million euros. IANS

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