Liverpool will be back” – Sadio Mane “promise” Jurgen Klopp to come back next season.

Sadio Mane says he is “convinced” Liverpool will overcome their struggles this season, with Jurgen Klopp “definitely the right man” to lead them.

After six hugely successful years at Anfield, Mane made the decision to leave Liverpool for Bayern Munich last summer.

His exit has coincided with the club’s worst season under Klopp to date, with the Reds languishing seventh in the Premier League table going into Wednesday’s meeting with Wolves.

Klopp himself has acknowledged that “changes” are on the horizon this summer, and despite concerns in some quarters as to whether Liverpool will bounce back, Mane says he’s “convinced” his former side will soon rise again.

“Liverpool will be back,” he said in an interview with Bild.

“I’m convinced they will overcome this situation. They had many injuries and tough tests, but Jurgen Klopp is definitely the right man.

He will lead Liverpool back up, from this season – the players love him.”

Mane has only recently returned from the leg injury that kept him sidelined for three months and led to him missing the opportunity to captain Senegal at last year’s World Cup.

To date, he has 11 goals and four assists in 24 appearances for Bayern, and is pleased with how his time in the Bundesliga has gone so far.

“I never had doubts,” he added.

When I decided to leave Liverpool, I only wanted to go to Bayern, to the Bundesliga. I know the league from my time in Salzburg, I didn’t watch the Premier League back then, but the Bundesliga. Bayern was very attractive to me back then.”

Mane also revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo congratulated him on his move to Bayern when it was completed last summer.
“I met Cristiano Ronaldo in Mallorca before this season after my move was completed,” Mane explained.

“He congratulated me and told me: ‘A great club! This is a great step for you!’

So far, Neco Williams‘ transfer has been one of the more successful moves from last summer.

Full of potential, the Wales international shone as a youngster at Liverpool, but was always feted to leave with Trent Alexander-Arnold clearly ahead of him at right-back.

The 22-year-old has gone on to show some of the quality that earned him praise with the Reds, becoming a mainstay in Steve Cooper’s team and often stepping up as a leader for Nottingham Forest.

Unfortunately, his season ended early due to a facial fracture that saw him miss the last five matches, but he will be playing Premier League football again next season after Forest finished four points above the relegation zone.

Sadio Mane‘s campaign ended with silverware as Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga title on the last day of the season.

But overall, his move to the German champions has been anything but success.

After a bright start, Bayern and Mane’s fortunes began to turn, resulting in Thomas Tuchel taking over from Julian Nagelsmann in March.

Soon after, Mane was suspended and fined by the club after punching team-mate Leroy Sane in the face – an incident which has effectively paved the way for his exit.

The Senegalese forward scored just 12 goals and Bayern will reportedly “try everything” to sell him this summer.

Takumi Minamino has had a similarly disappointing campaign from a personal perspective.

Since swapping Merseyside for the French Riviera, the Japanese international has started just 14 games and has been largely left on the bench by Monaco after a difficult start to the campaign.

There have been glimpses of Minamino’s quality but, as Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell said, they “have to be patient” with him.

He will be forever a hero to Reds, but Divock Origi‘s legacy at AC Milan won’t be quite as long lasting.

After leaving Liverpool last summer, he again found himself in a Champions League semi-final, but he couldn’t impact the game from the bench as Milan lost to their city rivals, Inter Milan.

The Belgian scored just twice in 36 appearances across the course of the season, though 26 of those were off the bench.

He was jeered at times by supporters and was part of the team that were lectured by ultras in bizarre scenes after a recent 2-0 loss at Spezia.

Time is on Origi’s side, though, and at 28, he still has time for another big move in his career.