Sadio Mane’s agent Bakary Cisse claimed the 31-year old’s high salary was the main reason why Bayern Munich decided to sell him to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr earlier this week.

A year only after signing him from Liverpool, Bayern Munich officials got rid of Mane on Tuesday as he did not fulfilled their expectations.

However, his agent Bakary said the main reason is Sadio Mane’s salary (€22m per year) making of him the highest earner at the club.

Secondly, he claimed Bayern officials are racists as they protected Leroy Sane after the Manchester incident and exposed Sadio Mane to the media.

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“It wasn’t a footballing decision (to sell him)”, he told After Foot RMC. ‘Sadio’s salary bothered the Germans, they didn’t understand how an African joins the club and becomes the top earner ahead of everyone, so they wanted to get rid of him.

“They never called the player’s representatives. They never told Sadio face-to-face that they wanted to get rid of him. They just sent (Thomas) Tuchel to tell him that he will be a third choice left winger.

“Sadio has nothing to prove to the Germans. He didn’t become what he’s become thanks to Bayern. It was thanks to Liverpool. Bayern were ungrateful. They were paying an African all this money, and that hurt them.”