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Jurgen Klopp signing praised by Liverpool hero Peter Crouch - ‘He’s worth double that now’
Sadio Mane has received big praise from former Liverpool forward Peter Crouch.
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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is now worth at least double what the Reds paid for him, claims Peter Crouch.
Mane joined Liverpool from Southampton in 2016 for a fee of around £34million.
The Senegal international has become one of the most feared attackers in the European game.
And Crouch has highlighted the improvement in the 27-year-old’s game since he arrived at Anfield.
A few seasons back he wouldn’t have dreamt of scoring goals like this. He’s different class
“He’s come on amazingly well hasn’t he,” Crouch said on BT Sport.
“He’s scoring goals, he was up there as one of the top scorers in the Premier League last year, right up there with [Mohamed] Salah.
“I don’t care what he says, there’s definitely a healthy competition between him and Salah for goals now.
“I just think he’s improved his all-round game. Obviously he was [always] incredibly fast, incredibly strong and pacy but sometimes he was a little bit wasteful.
“And he seems to, other than the weekend [against Sheffield United], he seems to have [changed that].
“Look at some of his finishes, a few seasons back he wouldn’t have dreamt of scoring goals like this. He’s different class.
“I think when he was signed I think people were talking that [Jurgen Klopp] might have overpaid for him.
“I mean he’s worth double that now, easy.”
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes Mane has manager Jurgen Klopp to thank for his rise.
“Yeah I think he would [walk into any team],” Owen said.
“His finishing has certainly improved, it has become more consistent over recent seasons.
“I think he’s a typical Jurgen Klopp player in that Jurgen Klopp improves players, it’s just standard in the team.
“You look at right across the team. He gets people playing for him, he makes people better and there’s no question his level at the moment is as high as it’s ever been.”