Hasan Salihamidzic reveals Bayern Munich had no interest in signing Sadio Mane this summer until his agent talked up the prospect of an Anfield exit during negotiations in the sporting director's garden over Serge Gnabry's new contract

Hasan Salihamidzic has revealed the unexpected circumstances behind Bayern Munich's high-profile pursuit of Senegal forward Sadio Mane.

According to Bild, the Sporting Director was in his garden discussing the contract of Bayern forward Serge Gnabry, who shares the same agency as Mane, before the idea of signing the player was even on the German titans' radar.

Bayern confirmed the £35.1million deal to sign Mane from Liverpool on Wednesday, with the player putting pen to paper one a three-year deal worth £250,000-a-week at the Allianz Arena.