Sadio Mane is now worth “well beyond the £100 million mark”, says John Aldridge, with the Liverpool star considered to have gone from “unknown quantity” to “potent scoring weapon”.
Reds supporters were aware of the Senegal international when he arrived at Anfield in 2016, with two productive seasons – including a record-breaking hat-trick – having been spent at Southampton.
Few, however, could have predicted that he would make such a stunning impact on Merseyside.
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Alongside Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, the 27-year-old is now part of the one of the most fearsome attacking units in world football.