Sadio Mane 'wants to come to Munich,' claims former Bayern and Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann... as he believes 'it is very likely' forward will join and Robert Lewandowski will leave this summer
- Dietmar Hamann says Reds star Sadio Mane wants to move to Bayern Munich
- The former Liverpool midfielder claimed the move was 'very likely' to happen
- Sportsmail understands that Mane is already making plans to move to Bavaria
- The German giants have reportedly had a £25million bid rejected by Liverpool
Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane is moving ever closer to a switch to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, according to former Reds midfielder Dietmar Hamann.
Hamann told talkSPORT that he thought it was 'very likely' that Mane would be on the move this summer, amid prolonged speculation that he will join the German giants.
Bayern are reported to have had a £25million bid rejected by the Premier League side, but with three months left of the window are likely to return with another offer.
Liverpool's Sadio Mane has been tipped to quit Anfield and join Bayern Munich this summer
The former Germany international said: 'Yeah, what I hear is that he wants to come to Munich.
'He's made it pretty clear that he thinks his time in Liverpool is up and he wants to come and now it's a matter of how much Liverpool will want for him.
'Obviously Robert Lewandowski wants to join Barcelona, he only has a year left on his contract, so I think Bayern Munich will want to get both deals done in the next few days or next few weeks, but I think it's very likely that he plays his football here next year.'
Dietmar Hamann claimed the Senegal star 'wants to' make the switch to Bayern this summer
Mane has managed 120 goals and 48 assists in his 269 Liverpool appearances so far
It is believed that Mane wants to leave Anfield for a new challenge after six years playing for the Reds, during which time he has won the Champions League, Premier League, Fifa Club World Cup, UEFA Supercup, FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.
Bayern Munich have made the 30-year-old a top target and it appears that he is already making plans to move to Bavaria.
Sportsmail sources say Mane is thinking about staying in Thiago's house in Munich and has spoken to the Spaniard about a possible arrangement.
Mane has already asked team-mate Thiago Alcantara about moving into his house in Munich
Thiago's house in Munich, pictured in July 2017, has been empty since he moved to Liverpool
Thiago spent seven years at Bayern, winning seven Bundesliga titles and the Champions League, before joining Liverpool in 2020. His house in the German city has been empty since he made the switch.
Mane became Senegal's all-time top scorer with a hat-trick against Benin on Saturday and after the game he clarified his previous comments that he would 'do what the Senegalese people want' and leave Liverpool.
He claimed that '60 to 70 per cent' of the country were in favour of him departing Anfield.
Hamann expects Poland and Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski to leave the German club
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