'Liverpool made the worst deal in history', a blistering indictment of the Reds

Liverpool's current form is the talk of the town in England. The English club has gone from being the great threat in the Premiership to a very irregular start to the season. The squad is being analysed to the millimetre. The coach, Jürgen Klopp, is also under scrutiny. And one of the latest arrivals: Darwin Núñez. However, there is one operation that was made from Anfield that still creaks months later. It is the departure of Sadio Mané.

Many are the voices that directly link the departure of Mané with the crisis that Liverpool are going through. Among them is former player Paul Merson. "Selling him for €30m, like a cup of coffee? "From the day it happened I've said it: the sale of Mané was one of the worst in history. We're talking about a guy who scored completely decisive goals for this club, he was the leader of the attack, and I'm not even saying that because of the numbers.

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They sold him for 30 million, which in the Premier League is enough for a cup of tea, and they went and got Darwin Nunez, who, at the moment, is not even in the same league. Wouldn't it have been more worthwhile to keep Mané and lose him at zero cost at the end of the season?" asked Merson on Sky Sports. "They sold Mané for 30 million, which is enough for a cup of tea in the Premier League, and they went and got Darwin Nunez..."

Premiership fans, and especially Liverpool fans, are still not forgetting Mané. The Senegalese striker left this summer for Bayern Munich for 32 million euros plus 9 million euros in variables. A bargain. Although he is still adapting to the Bundesliga and has not found his best level, he is not forgotten in the Premier League. Many point the finger directly at the German coach for this decision. "We need fresh blood," he said a few weeks ago. He is still being reminded of that, now that the Reds are ninth in the Premiership, 11 points behind Arsenal, who are currently leading.

‘It was the worst sale in history’

After being runners-up in the Premier League last season, Jurgen Kloop's club have still not found the right path to help them climb the table and compete at a good level in the Champions League. Critics have now emerged who do not understand how they let Senegalese forward Sadio Mané go to Bayern Munich, and one of those who questioned the club's cheap 30 million euro sale was former player Paul Merson.