Liverpool will reportedly miss out on £7.5million in bonuses once Sadio Mane joins Al Nassr from Bayern Munich.
The 31-year-old is believed to be closing in on a deal to sign for the Saudi Pro League side to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Gulf nation.
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Mane only made the move from Anfield to the Allianz Arena last summer in a deal rising to £35million.
But he failed to live up to his high expectations in Bavaria despite winning the German top-flight title – scoring just seven Bundesliga goals.
And Bayern are now set to offload him for around £30m – which will come as a blow to Jurgen Klopp’s side.
According to the Daily Mail, Bayern only paid Liverpool an upfront fee of £27.5m.
The remaining £7.5m was to be paid if the Senegal international met the requirements of certain performance based add-ons.
However those will not be met as Mane will be calling a premature time to his spell in Germany – despite penning a three-year deal.
His Bayern teammate Joshua Kimmich believes Mane, who was suspended in April for punching Leroy Sane, has been harshly singled out in what was a frustrating season for Bayern.
He told BILD: “He played a very good first half of the season last season and had good stats.
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“It wasn’t his fault alone that things weren’t going well for us. The big picture was not good for us.
“You are a new player abroad – with a new language, new culture and new people.
“When you join as a top star and have to listen to a lot of criticism – some rightly, some wrongly – I can imagine it’s not easy.”
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