According to Saudi journalist Falah Al-Qahtani, Al-Nassr do not want to extend Sadio Mané, whose contract expires at the end of the season, despite a proposed 60% wage cut.
Sadio Mané’s future at Al-Nassr is written in dotted lines. According to Saudi journalist Falah Al-Qahtani, relayed by Goal.com French and news-ajel.com, the Saudi club do not want to extend the contract of the Senegal international striker, which expires at the end of the current season. The information is unofficial: neither the club nor the player has commented on it in the available material.
According to the same information, Mané’s agent proposed a 60% cut to his current salary for one more season, and Al-Nassr rejected the offer.
A refusal despite major concessions
According to the details reported by Goal.com French, the club therefore set aside the proposal made by the player’s entourage. The wage sacrifice, presented as significant, was not enough to sway Al-Nassr’s position, with the club not planning on extending its striker beyond the current season.
The case should nevertheless be treated with caution: it rests solely on the indications of Saudi journalist Falah Al-Qahtani, taken up by the two outlets cited. No official club source has confirmed the decision, and no statement from Mané is available.
A solid Saudi record
Having arrived in summer 2023 from Bayern Munich, Mané has played 144 matches in an Al-Nassr shirt over almost three and a half seasons. He has scored 54 goals and provided 43 assists, according to Goal.com French.
His greatest collective success with the club remains last season’s Roshn Saudi League title. Those figures alone do not explain the refusal attributed to the club, as the report gives no sporting reason for the decision.
It remains to be seen whether negotiations could reopen the case. For now, the position attributed to Al-Nassr rules out another season for the player at the club.
A departure as early as winter?
According to the same sources, Mané could sign freely with another club as early as the winter transfer window, for a free departure the following summer. This is a hypothesis put forward by the press, not a certainty: no agreement with a third club is mentioned in the report.
With his contract ending at the end of the current season, the Senegalese could therefore talk to other clubs without going through Al-Nassr, provided the information is confirmed.