Sadio Mane said he would have no grudges if Real Madrid top striker Karim Benzema emerges winner of the 2021-22 Ballon d’Or.
Mane who left Liverpool for Bayern Munich in the summer said Benzema after helping Real Madrid to winning the Champions League in April.
“Honestly, I think Karim deserves it this year,” Mane told Canal+
“He had a great, great season with Real, with whom he won the Champions League… He totally deserves it, so I’m very happy for him.”
On winning the Afcon for the first time ever, Mane said: “It was a great relief for me, but also for the whole country. I am very happy to have won my first Afcon with the country, but I think Karim deserves it, I sincerely think so.”
