Jurgen Klopp has paid an emotional tribute to 'one of Liverpool's greatest players' and an 'modern-day icon' of the club after Sadio Mane completed his move to Bayern Munich.
Klopp said 'our loss is Bayern's gain' and said the Senegalese forward, a key part of a ruthless and devastating front three at Anfield, had helped make all of the club's recent success possible.
Mane won the Champions League, Premier League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his six-year stay on Merseyside.
'It's a big moment. There is no point in anyone trying to pretend otherwise,' Klopp said.
'One of Liverpool's greatest ever players is leaving and we must acknowledge how significant this is.
'He leaves with our gratitude and our love. He leaves with his status among the greats guaranteed. And, yes, he leaves in a moment where he is one of the best players in world football.
'But we must not dwell on what we now lose, instead celebrate what we were privileged to have.
'The goals he scored, the trophies he won; a legend, for sure, but also a modern-day Liverpool icon.'
Mane has put pen to paper on a three-year contract worth £250,000-a-week at the Allianz Arena after opting to swap Merseyside for Munich.
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