He’s creative, sensationally quick and perhaps most importantly, he’s earned his stripes in the Premier League.
Indeed, Sadio Mane has continually impressed since turning up at St. Mary’s in summer 2014, going on to record 13 goals and seven assists in 40 Premier League appearances for Southampton. That includes a three-minute hat-trick against Aston Villa in May and a goal and assist in 3-1 romping of Chelsea earlier this month.
That Man of the Match performance demonstrated the Senegal international’s capacity to play at a significantly higher level, justifying the Red Devils’ reported interest during the summer.
Ronald Koeman’s are understandably reluctant to sell, however, and allegedly value the 23 year-old attacker at a whopping £40million.