Sadio Mané (29) earns half a million euros a month. The attacking star of Liverpool FC could afford many things that others only dream of. But the swanky life is alien to the Senegalese.
In an interview with the French sports newspaper L’Equipe, Mané criticized bling-bling footballers: “I don’t want to give the impression of a high school teacher. but it’s true that there are certain values and values in the football business that bother me a bit. But instead of criticizing that out loud, I prefer to distance myself from it a bit.”
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Mané says: “The challenge is not to change.” Despite the money, despite the pats on the back. “For a boy who comes from a small town in Casamance, to resist these temptations is quite a victory.”
When asked whether he could or wanted to copy the lifestyle of Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 412 million followers on Instagram, or Neymar, Mané said: “No! I follow them on social media, but that’s enough for me. I love their extraordinary lifestyle, but this life is not for me.”
Sadio Mané – the somewhat different professional.
As early as 2019, Mané said: “What should I do with ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches and two jets? What would that do for me and for the world? I was hungry, had to work in the fields, had no education and played soccer barefoot.” He prefers to use the money to help people.
Mané is known for his social commitment and donated 200,000 euros to build a school in his home country. Most recently, at the Africa Cup of Nations, he was hospitalized after a head injury. There he is said to have taken notice of a family in need, of a boy who had been seriously injured in an accident and the parents who could hardly pay for the operation. Mané is said to have accepted this bill.
In September 2018 he was filmed cleaning the toilets and washrooms of a mosque – hours after Liverpool’s win against Leicester, in which he scored.
Mané is proud that he can give something back, also saying in 2019: “I was able to build schools and a stadium. I was able to donate clothes, shoes and food to poor people. I don’t have to present myself with luxury cars or private jets. I prefer to pass on some of what life has given me.”
