{"id":1279619,"date":"2022-09-23T08:52:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T07:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1279619"},"modified":"2022-09-23T08:52:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T07:52:26","slug":"louis-van-gaal-sadio-mane-close-man-utd-transfer-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/louis-van-gaal-sadio-mane-close-man-utd-transfer-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI really wanted to sign him\u201d \u2014 Louis van Gaal reveals how close Man Utd came to signing Sadio Mane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed how close Sadio Mane came to joining the Old Trafford club before his move to Liverpool from Southampton.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The now-Bayern Munich forward was a revelation on the South Coast after moving to the Premier League from Red Bull Salzburg in 2014. In two seasons at the St Mary&#8217;s, he netted 25 goals across 75 outings in all competitions, and helped Southampton achieve their highest-ever Premier League finish in 2015\/16 (sixth), and their best-ever points total that same season (63).<\/p>\n<p>Such form naturally alerted the division\u2019s perennial heavyweights, and in 2016, Mane completed a \u00a334m move to Liverpool. And the rest, as they say, is history. In six trophy-laden years at Anfield, Mane formed a near-telepathic relationship with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino as Jurgen Klopp\u2019s famed attacking trident cut defences across the continent to ribbons.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a330 in Free Bets with Bet365<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Not signed up to bet365 yet? 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A player of Mane&#8217;s final-third presence certainly would have gone a long way to stabilising the on-field performances of Man Utd since 2016, and Van Gaal has now revealed how close he actually came to capturing him.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Sadio Mane is a true team player and this is the reason why I really wanted to sign him (at Manchester United). 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Win part of the E\/W bets. 2 non-withdrawable \u00a310 Free Bet Tokens: accept in 7 days, valid for 7 days from acceptance (ex E\/Ws &amp; Multiples), stakes not returned. Click here for full T&amp;Cs. Bet Responsibly. GambleAware.org. 18+<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\n<p>Mane himself has previously reflected on how he actually &#8220;agreed&#8221; to join Man Utd, before a phone call with Klopp swayed his decision.<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/sadio-mane-man-utd-liverpool-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mane said in May<\/a>: \u201cI have to say, I was really close to going to Manchester United. I had the contract there. I had it all agreed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was all ready, but instead I thought, \u2018No, I want to go to Liverpool\u2019. I was convinced to go with Klopp\u2019s project. I still remember the first time I got the call from Klopp.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [jurgen-klopp-liverpool-specials] does not exist -->\n<p>\u201cI was watching TV. It was an action movie \u2013 because I love movies \u2013 and he said, \u2018Sadio, listen, I want to explain to you what happened at Dortmund\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was when he thought of signing me for Dortmund and for some reason it didn\u2019t work out. He tried to explain and I said, \u2018it\u2019s okay, it happened\u2019. I forgave him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he said, \u2018now I want you at Liverpool\u2019. And I said, \u2018Okay, Dortmund is behind us, let\u2019s focus on the future\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018We have a big project at Liverpool and I want you to be part of it\u2019. Then he asked what position I wanted, because he could see at Southampton I played on the right side and I used to play on the left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said I prefer left, and then he said, \u2018but Coutinho is on the left!\u2019 So I said, never mind, I will play on the right. I could see myself in all the positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed how close Sadio Mane came to joining the Old Trafford club before his move to Liverpool from Southampton. The now-Bayern Munich forward was a revelation on the South Coast after moving to the Premier League from Red Bull Salzburg in 2014. 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