Sadio Mané joins Bayern Munich

[{"selector":"#anim-fdebf46a-7787-4271-a637-92af3d631265 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(44.19921865400296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ff12ed4-f67c-407b-a117-cb49a3fa6e98","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a38f5677-0f07-4648-aaa2-f1ff6e45b638","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.24788%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Sadio Mané has completed a summer move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, the Senegal international joining the Bavarians in a transfer worth up to $43 million .

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[{"selector":"#anim-ad0739db-c086-47d0-8a1e-884e1a53b119 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(23.401197746005277%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c56500b-9b55-4697-8026-324b44da485b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a9be25c-1b12-464e-9a11-29fc0a999cb8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.53746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “I’m really happy to finally be at FC Bayern in Munich,” Mané said after the transfer was completed on Wednesday.

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