Bayern considering more options but still interested in Mane

Sadio Mane

is not the only player

are considering to strengthen their attack for the next season, according to

Hasan Salihamidzic

.

The Bundesliga champions are the front-runners to pen with the Senegal international, who has told Liverpool that he is keen on departing in the summer transfer window.

Bayern are on the verge of losing their prized asset Robert Lewandowski as he insisted that he wants to leave in the summer.

However, the Bavarian side are keeping tabs on other players aside from the Senegal Mane, as Salihamidzic told BILD:

"The transfer market is not easy and it always depends on the club's financial capabilities.

"Basically, we are trying to strengthen our team - we are also working on some options on the attack.

"Of course, you can't reduce yourself to one option, you have to have several options."

As per reports from Goal, Mane told

that he wants to depart in the summer, with Bayern emerging as the favorites to sign him.

Speculations have been raising regarding Mane’s future when he announced that he will be leaving in the summer. However, he then backtracked saying it was a joke.

The 30-year-old was suggested to make the switch to the German team by Senegal coach Aliou Cisse, who told reporters:

"Sadio played in Salzburg in Austria which is a border country, and that means he is not going into unknown territory.

"For me, the club where he will feel the best is Bayern."

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