Sadio Mané was being pushed towards the exit by his management at Al-Nassr, negotiating with several clubs including Al-Ittihad for a departure.

Al-Nassr has proposed Sadio Mané to several clubs, and negotiations have started with Al-Ittihad. However, there are financial disagreements between the clubs. Al-Ittihad prefers a one-season loan and has offered to cover only 5 million euros of Mané's 40 million euro annual salary, but Al-Nassr wants Al-Ittihad to pay half of the salary. Mané is reportedly unaware of these negotiations and is said to be very angry with Al-Nassr as he wants to stay at the club.

There are rumors about the possible sale or loan of Sadio Mané, one of the symbols of Al Nassr, to their rivals Al Ittihad, currently coached by Laurent Blanc after a conflict with Marcelo Gallardo.

Al-Ittihad are pushing to sign Sadio Mane after Karim Benzema expressed his desire to play alongside the Senegalese star.