By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline
Published: 23:56 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 24 June 2019
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Liverpool star Sadio Mane currently stands as one of the most feared forwards in world football, and has been linked repeatedly with Real Madrid.
The Senegal captain has risen in status season upon season, and finished the most recent campaign as joint recipient of the Premier League Golden Boot after outscoring his elite-level peers.
But the journey was never simple for the 27-year-old, and now Mane has revealed the sacrifices he had to make in order to risk it all and realise his dream of becoming a professional football player.
The road to becoming a professional footballer was wrought with risks for Sadio Mane
Speaking recently to Football France ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mane recounted how tough choices had to be made and lies had to be told. After planning how he would leave his home village on his quest to become a professional, the striker left after confiding in just one person.
'I prepared everything down to the minute, knowing that I did not have any money at all.' said Mane.
