Outgoing Liverpool star Sadio Mane 'met' Man Utd chiefs after being made offer
dailystar.co.ukLiverpool star Sadio Mane nearly joined their fierce rivals Manchester United.Mane made the £34million switch from Southampton to the Anfield club in 2016 and has been influential in their resurgence under Jurgen Klopp.
But he could have been sporting the red strip of United for the last six years instead.The 30-year-old winger explained in an interview with Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher how a phone call from Klopp changed the course of history. "I have to say, I was really close to going to Manchester United.
I had the contract there, I had it all agreed," he told The Telegraph."It was all ready, but instead I thought, no, I want to go to Liverpool.
I was convinced to go with Klopp's project. I still remember the first time I got the call from Klopp. "I was watching TV. It was an action movie - because I love movies - and he said, 'Sadio, listen, I want to explain to you what happened at Dortmund'.
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