{"id":225346,"date":"2016-06-25T07:35:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T07:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=225346"},"modified":"2016-06-25T07:35:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T07:35:54","slug":"liverpool-make-southamptons-sadio-mane-30m-transfer-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/liverpool-make-southamptons-sadio-mane-30m-transfer-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool make Southampton’s Sadio Mane \u00a330m transfer target"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liverpool have made Southampton striker Sadio Mane a prime transfer target this summer and are willing to pay \u00a330m.<\/p>\n

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp wants to boost his attacking options and is willing to make Mane one of the biggest signings in the club’s history to do it.<\/p>\n

Liverpool and Southampton will continue to hold talks over the 24-year-old, with the fee a possible sticking point.<\/p>\n

The Saints are likely to want around \u00a340m for a player who scored 11 goals in 37 Premier League games last season.<\/p>\n

This is around \u00a310m more than the top end of Liverpool’s price range, so there is still more negotiating to be done before any deal can be concluded.<\/p>\n

The process might also be delayed by the fact that Southampton are still without a manager following the departure of Ronald Koeman to Everton.<\/p>\n

Klopp was impressed by Mane, heavily linked with Manchester United during Louis van Gaal’s time at Old Trafford, when he scored twice as Southamptoncame from 2-0 down to beat Liverpool 3-2 at St Mary’s on 20 March.<\/p>\n

Alongside England striker Daniel Sturridge and Belgium youngster Divock Origi, Mane would add pace and a goalscoring threat.<\/p>\n

Liverpool would seek to recoup much of the money they spend on the Senegal international by selling striker Christian Benteke, who has struggled after his \u00a332m switch from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

If he makes the move, Mane will be treading a well-worn path between Southampton and Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert and Nathaniel Clyne have all moved to Anfield since the summer of 2014.<\/p>\n

It would also give Saints a handsome profit on a player they bought from Salzburg for \u00a310m two years ago.<\/p>\n

It would also make Mane the third biggest signing in Liverpool’s history behind Benteke and Andy Carroll, who came from Newcastle United in a \u00a335m deal.<\/p>\n

Southampton have also sold midfield man Victor Wanyama to Tottenham for \u00a311m at the start of what could be another summer of transition at St Mary’s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n