The reason Messi would prevent Mane's return to Liverpool

While Al-Hillal is dreaming of convincing Leo Messi to join next season, the Arab club is not stopping there and is looking for other renowned players to build a team around the Argentinian. The two latest names to be mentioned are Eden Hazard and Sadio Mané, in addition to Hugo Lloris in goal, another target.

FootMercato explains that the Real Madrid man has a contract until 2024 and would consider a move, but he was already approached by another Saudi club, Al Nassr, when Rudi Garcia was still coach, but no agreement was reached. Belgian Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy are also after the Belgian and Real Madrid would certainly have no problem negotiating a transfer, given Hazard's under-performance for Los Blancos.

Bringing in Sadio Mané will not be an easy target for Al-Hilal either. The striker, in this case, wants to stay at his current club, Bayern Munich, despite a disappointing first season at the Bavarian club - 12 goals in 38 games and plenty of conflict - and not counting for a Thomas Tuchel who, on the other hand, is also highly questioned.

Return to Anfield

Sadio Mané was considered one of the best players in the world when he was at his best with Liverpool but in recent seasons he was not performing at his best and this ended up causing his departure from Anfield Road in what was an agreement between both parties. A number of Premier League clubs were interested in his services but the Senegalese was clear that he wanted to experience playing outside of England as an established player and so when Bayern Munich made an offer he did not hesitate and headed to the Bundesliga for a fee of €32 million.