Klopp: Mane looked like a rapper when I first met him

The German mentor considered bringing the Senegal star to Borussia Dortmund however ruled against it in light of his appearance

Jurgen Klopp says he was not dazzled when he initially met Sadio Mane in light of the fact that the Liverpool star "resembled a rapper".

Mane showed up at Liverpool only a year into Klopp's residency and has become an essential player for the Champions League victors, scoring multiple times in 161 appearances in all rivalries to assist them with championing League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup titles.

In any case, the Senegal star had been on Klopp's radar some time before the 2016 move to Anfield, as the German mentor considered carrying him to Borussia Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg, where he won the class and cup twofold.

Klopp, be that as it may, ruled against marking him in light of his appearance, permitting Southampton to gobble him up from the Austrian mammoths.

"I recollect my first experience with Sadio. It was in Dortmund. There was an extremely youthful person staying there. His baseball top was aslant, the blondie streak he despite everything has today," Klopp said in another narrative about the 27-year-old.

"He resembled a rapper simply beginning. I figured: 'I don't possess energy for this'. Our group in those days truly wasn't awful. I required somebody who could deal with not being a starter at the earliest reference point, somebody I could create.

"I'd state I have an entirely nice sentiment for individuals, however was I wrong! I further followed his vocation and proceeded with progress at Salzburg. In Southampton he simply commanded."

Mane burned through two seasons at St Mary's before the Reds at long last tricked him away. By at that point, Klopp was at that point persuaded he would sparkle with the Anfield outfit.

"It was extraordinary," he included. "Sadio needed to work with me as much as I did with him so it was a success win circumstance."

What's more, Mane uncovered that it was a shocking presentation against Liverpool that persuaded them to swoop in for him.

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