Director offers to travel to England for Liverpool talks – Transfer path now ‘concrete’ for Reds star

Two days ago, Bild reported Bayern Munich are planning to make an improved offer to sign Sadio Mané after Liverpool rejected their first proposal.

This week’s edition of SPortBild explains the Bundesliga winners want to take the next step to land the forward this summer.

Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić wants to sit down with the Merseyside club’s bosses as soon as possible to carry out ‘concrete negotiations’.

He’s offered to make a trip to England, and Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn would also accompany the director, to convince the Reds to let go of the 30-year-old. Salihamidžić has been in close contact with new Liverpool sporting director Julian Ward.

Both clubs are working to make sure the operation goes through smoothly, in order to save face. Liverpool had informed the Senegal international they will not stand in his way, if he wants a move away from Anfield.

Jürgen Klopp, for his part, has agreed in principle to let the ex-Southampton man leave, after his agent, Björn Bezemer, informed the English club of his client’s desire to join the Bavarian club.

Liverpool are aware Bayern have a good negotiating position since they have a deal in place with Mané for a three-year contract.

SportBild believe Salihamidžić’s trip to England should pay off for both Liverpool and Bayern, and take Mané to Munich.