Sadio Mane quickly showed a close attitude to his new teammate at Al Nassr Club, Cristiano Ronaldo with a familiar celebration with Ronaldo.
Mane marked his debut for Al Nassr on August 4, in the Zamalek match in the last leg of Group C Arab Club Champions Cup 2023. When the home team was leading 1-0, the Senegalese striker was brought into the field with hope. help the home team find the equalizer to continue. In the end, Al Nassr got what they needed, when Ronaldo jumped to head the equalizer in the 87th minute.
Mane quickly ran to congratulate the former Man Utd player. After the match, the 31-year-old star expressed his joy with the victory of his new club on his personal Twitter: “Congratulations on this important goal, Cristiano. Now look forward to the next match. Thank you fans for your support. warmly cheered”.
This match ended in a 1-1 draw, helping Mane’s side finish second in Group C and qualify for the quarterfinals.
Mane only joined Bayern last summer, after moving from Liverpool for $35 million. In 38 appearances for the German team, he scored 12 goals. In April, after losing to Man City in the Champions League quarter-finals, the 31-year-old striker punched teammate Leroy Sane. After that incident, he was fined and no longer used. This summer, Mane signed a four-year contract with a salary of $44 million tax-free per year at Al Nassr. The Saudi club also has to pay Bayern a transfer fee of $ 30 million.
Mane is the latest major signing of Saudi Pro League clubs, after typical names like Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Riyad Mahrez…
The Arab Club Champions Cup is an annual tournament for Arab clubs in the Middle East and North Africa. Al Nassr attended this year’s tournament at the invitation of the Arab Football Association, without having to play in the qualifiers. The tournament took place from July 27 to August 12, with 16 teams divided into four groups, each group of four teams, choosing the top two teams to advance to the quarterfinals.
