The next Sadio Mane is here and he belongs to Liverpool
The next Sadio Mane is here and he belongs to Liverpool The Senegalese international was probably one of the best players to have ever played for the club. At this peak, Mane was the epitome of Jurgen Klopp's greatest era at the club. When he was running at defences, you just had confidence that Liverpool were going to be able to win games consistently.
He was always a player who brought a smile to the fans' face during his time at Anfield. Mane played with the boisterous youthful energy that makes football the 'beautiful game. ' He was an intelligent player with incredible skills and the ability to torment any Premier League defender on his day.
Even though Liverpool have brought in some brilliant players to replace Mane since his departure from the club in Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo - it's fair to say neither can really live up to the brilliance of the current Al Nassr star. Mane was simply one of a kind. He was special.
And Liverpool are still waiting for his replacement. Well, he may now finally be here. Anfield Watch understands that Liverpool are long-term admirers of Assane Diao, who first caught the eye of the club's scouts when he broke onto the scene at Real Betis.
Since then he has moved on to Como in Serie A and has been linked with a move to Liverpool again . According to Anfield Watch's understanding during his time at Betis, Liverpool scouts saw Diao as a 'project' player. Someone who could be ready for the first team after a couple of loan spells, rather than be an immediate option.