Bayern have temporarily suspended Mane! In the Bundesliga home game once morest Hoffenheim on Saturday, the new summer star will not be there.
In a press release, the record champions said on Thursday followingnoon: “Sadio Mané, 31, will not be in the FC Bayern squad for the home game once morest 1899 Hoffenheim next Saturday. The reason is misconduct by Mane following FC Bayern’s Champions League game at Manchester City. In addition, Mane will receive a fine.”
The Senegalese hit Sane in the face in the dressing room on Tuesday following the Champions League defeat at Manchester City (0: 3). The scandal was preceded by a scene in the 83rd minute of the game: Mane started into the room for a through ball instead of meeting and being ready to play. Sane quarreled with Mane on the field, both discussed on the field.
After the final whistle, there was a short, loud discussion in the dressing room. Mané is said to have complained regarding the way Sané spoke to him. Suddenly he is said to have attacked Sane and punched him in the face.
Discussion before training
On Thursday, Mane appeared at the Munich club more than an hour before the start of training.
Before the duo jogged across the field to start training in the late morning, there was said to have been an internal discussion with Bayern bosses Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic. There was nothing left of the Zoff on the pitch. Mane and Sane were in the same group during the first warm-up and didn’t show it. Both of them even smiled.
For Africa’s Footballer of the Year from Senegal, the debate is the next step backwards in an already disappointing season. For the Munich management team, there is once once more an unpleasant sideshow that needs to be moderated. Serge Gnabry’s fashion trip to Paris, the end of goalkeeper coach Toni Tapalovic and the verbal exchange of blows between Kahn and Lothar Matthäus: the list of topics that the Bundesliga club’s sporting performance in recent weeks has also apart from the separation from coach Julian Nagelsmann of the square is long. Memories of the image of the former “FC Hollywood” are awakened.
In the midst of turbulent weeks, Mane is becoming more and more of a problem in Munich. On and off the pitch. The attacker was considered a royal transfer in the summer of 2022 following Liverpool’s commitment. Many saw him as the new Robert Lewandowski, a top scorer, a star striker. Bayern were very proud to have signed an absolute world star. “I think the fans will love him and are thrilled,” said FCB President Herbert Hainer at the time. But the euphoria fizzled out as quickly as it arose.
The ex-Salzburger has been either injured or out of shape for months – but always frustrated. The Sadio Mane from Liverpool’s heyday has not yet arrived in Munich. Six Bundesliga goals are not enough to live up to his reputation. When playing jokers, the 31-year-old often seems like a foreign body on the field.
“He has made a good step,” said new coach Thomas Tuchel on Saturday following the 1-0 win in Freiburg. “He’s been hardworking and I feel like he knows how to help us.” In Manchester, too, Mane only came on as a substitute in the 69th minute and was unable to give the game any decisive impetus. After all, the short time on the lawn at Etihad Stadium was enough for a momentous followingmath…
