In what promises to be one of the most surprising transfers of the year, Sadio Mane, the Senegalese football star, is lining up a Bayern Munich exit for a lucrative move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.

The club's ambitious owners have reportedly offered an enticing package to bring the Senegal international on board. With this move, he will join forces with none other than football star Cristiano Ronaldo, making for an explosive pairing on the pitch.

Sadio Mane, 31 was destined to be a success at Bayern following his spectacular tenure at Liverpool, where he won all the possible trophies and earned the Ballon d'Or runner-up medal in 2022. However, at Bayern, he could not replicate the same last season.

He scored 12 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions struggling in the system under Julian Nagelsmann and his successor Thomas Tuchel. Things got worse for him when he was involved in a fight with team-mate Leroy Sane at the last part of the campaign.

All of the reasons apparently pushed Bayern over an exit and now they have agreed on a £24 million deal with the Saudi Pro outfit over the transfer. Alongside Ronaldo, he will now link up with other summer signings Alex Telles, Marcelo Brozovic, and Seko Fofana.

Despite being at the top of his game, seeing him leave Europe has surprised many fans, however looking at his probable salary package at Al-Nassr may change those opinions.

Sadio Mane's salary at Al-Nassr

Saudi clubs have lured a number of world-class players with big pay packages this summer, and Mane is one of them in the SPL, with various reports suggesting he would make more than £34 million per year tax-free.

If he fulfills the full four years of the contract, he could earn more than £136m of assured fees.

His salary at Bayern was £360k per week, the highest of any Bundesliga player. But it is now worth a stunning £650,000 each week, putting him in the same bracket as Saudi Arabia's other highest-paid players.

Ronaldo and Benzema are the country's two highest-paid players, earning £173 million and £172 million, respectively.