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Hasan Salihamidzic has revealed the unexpected circumstances behind Bayern Munich's high-profile pursuit of Senegal forward Sadio Mane.
According to Bild, the Sporting Director was in his garden discussing the contract of Bayern forward Serge Gnabry, who shares the same agency as Mane, before the idea of signing the player was even on the German titans' radar.
Bayern confirmed the £35.1million deal to sign Mane from Liverpool on Wednesday, with the player putting pen to paper one a three-year deal worth £250,000-a-week at the Allianz Arena.
Hasan Salihamidzic revealed the decision to move for Sadio Mane took place in his garden
Salihamidzic told the German outlet: 'It was in my garden. Marco Neppe and I sat together with Björn Bezemer and Daniel Delonga, their ROOF agency represents Serge Gnabry. It's no secret we were in talks because we want to extend with Serge.
'That was when the name of Sadio Mané was mentioned for the first time, as he's also represented by Björn.
'During the talks I thought to myself: 'Something is possible!' - As Björn was leaving, I asked him how big the chances really are.
