“I’d like for him to join us” – 21-year-old forward reveals Liverpool star Sadio Mane has told him about ‘love’ for another club

Marseille forward Bamba Dieng has revealed that Liverpool star Sadio Mane loves the Ligue 1 club and has wished for the Reds forward to join Les Olympiens at some point in the future.

The 21-year-old won the Africa Cup of Nations alongside Mane earlier this year and revealed that his compatriot watches all Marseille matches. He told Radio Maritima, as translated by Le10 Sport:

"He’s an exceptional player. Sadio is someone who works hard in training and you can see it in his games. He’s also someone who gives us a lot of tips. In training, on penalties, he calls me, gives me ideas. He wants us to go forward, to progress."

“He also loves OM a lot. He told me he watches all the OM games. As soon as we arrive in the national team, he’s happy, he speaks about Marseille. I’d like for him to join us and play here one day.”

Mane has been one of Jurgen Klopp's most integral players over the last few seasons and has helped Liverpool win both the Champions League and Premier League titles. On paper, it seems impossible to remove the Senegalese out of the current Liverpool equation, but a recent report from Football Insider indicates that his future may not be very secure.

Mane feels that the club's owners (Fenway Sports Group) want him to leave the club and are rather focused on extending Mohamed Salah's contract. The arrival of Colombian hotshot Luis Diaz from Porto is another indicator that he may leave the club on the expiry of his contract in 2023.

The 29-year old joined Liverpool from Southampton back in 2016 and has gone onto make 252 appearances for the Reds across all competitions, scoring 111 goals along the way.

"He is really difficult to defend against" - Liverpool manager Klopp on Mane

Sadio Mane in action for the Reds

Liverpool won their last Premier League match 1-0 against West Ham at the weekend in which Mane scored the winning goal. Klopp praised the Senegalese for his performance, despite his side finding it difficult to break down the Hammers during the game. As mentioned by Teamtalk, he said after the game:

"I saw a lot of top individual performances, Sadio Mane was one of them. He is really difficult to defend against, but in the end we did not make as much of the situations as we could have."

Mane has been one of the Reds' best players this season, having scored 12 goals in 24 Premier League appearances so far. He is second on the goalscoring charts this season in the league, behind teammate Mohamed Salah and alongside another in Diogo Jota.