After scoring a crucial goal in his Al-Nassr debut, Sadio Mane appears to have quickly bonded with new teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, who congratulated him on Instagram.
Mane made his debut for the Saudi Arabian team when he came off the bench with the team in dire need of a goal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Arab Club Champions Cup.
And in the waning moments, Ronaldo leapt high to power in a signature header, giving them the goal they needed.
Mane uploaded a photo of himself during the game with his arm around the footballing legend, indicating that he definitely loved his first experience playing alongside him.
‘Congrats for your goal big man @cristiano!!!,’ he wrote next to the picture.
On to the next round. thank @alnassr fans the support was amazing.’
Al-Nassr’s retention of second place in Group C and advancement to the next round of the competition were both guaranteed with a draw.
Al-Nassr officially announced Mane’s signing earlier this week for £34 million, ending the Senegal star’s catastrophic tenure at Bayern Munich.
Only acquired by Bayern for £35 million last year, the attacker failed to adapt to life in Germany and managed only 12 goals for the team.
The former Liverpool player and teammate Leroy Sane also got into a public altercation in the locker room.
After their team’s Champions League loss to Manchester City at the Etihad, the Senegal star attacked then-teammate Sane in the locker room, which brought things to a head for him.
Following a successful summer transfer window that attracted a number of high-profile players, Mane is the latest high-profile player to join the Saudi Pro League.
