Ex-Liverpool forward Sadio Mane offered to sign 'death contract' in order to play

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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane offered to sign a contract taking responsibility for his own death during a stand-off with the Senegal national team.The incredible story dates back to this year's Africa Cup of Nations when Mane suffered a nasty head injury after colliding with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha during their last-16 match.

Mane went off as a result of the clash and was made a doubt for Senegal's quarter-final tie against Equatorial Guinea. Liverpool put pressure on the Senegalese FA to ensure the 30-year-old received five days rest after the tie, but Mane was insistent that he would play, offering to "give up his life" to feature in the next match. READ MORE: 8 mega-long contracts that backfired as Kalvin Phillips and Darwin Nunez sign 2028 dealsHe told Pro Direct Soccer France: "When I got injured against Cape Verde and I had concussion, I never talked about it that day. "Liverpool put pressure on the federation and wrote a letter to FIFA that I needed at least five days rest so that meant I was to miss the quarter-finals.

Our national team doctor also had to follow those rules. When they told me that, I called the coach and told him 'The doctor does not want me to play but you have to put me in the starting 11'." Do you think Sadio Mane will be a success at Bayern Munich?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section belowHe added: "I called the federation president and told him we need to have a meeting because I have to play.