Former LiverpoolSadio Mane punch cost more than Anthony Joshua and Floyd Mayweather get paid per hit

Sadio Mane punched Leroy Sane last week following Bayern Munich’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City.

Sadio Mane has been handed a fine in the region of £250,000 by Bayern Munich after his dressing room bust-up with Leroy Sane last week. Tempers flared between the pair following a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League, resulting in Mane punching his teammate – in what was a pricey blow.

Bayern have thrown the book at Mane and issued the biggest fine in the history of their club (previously €50,000). They are said to have discussed the option of fining the winger an entire month’s wage but ruled against the most severe punishment.

Mane is expected to be reintegrated back into the Bayern side ahead of their clash with City on Wednesday, having been absent from the matchday squad against Hoffenheim in midweek.

The reception from supporters remains to be seen, though Mane is unlikely to conduct himself in such a manner in the future given the financial implications. According to Betsperts, the punch cost more than what boxers Anthony Joshua and Floyd Mayweather are paid per hit.

Sadio Mane’s punch came at a cost (Image: Getty)

Joshua is said to have earned £208,743 for every punch thrown in his career, collecting a total purse of £92.44million. However, that figure is bettered by only Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

Mayweather has earned a staggering £448.9m prize purse in his career, landing 1,876 punches during that time – which equates to £239,358 per blow. Thus, it is incredibly hard to see Mane getting caught up in a scrap anytime soon, regardless of the mood behind the scenes.

Leroy Sane and Mane fell out on the pitch (Image: Getty)

Pep Guardiola suggested that the ex-Liverpool star’s scrap with former City forward Sane could spark a reaction from the overall Bayern team and see them bounce back to form. However, following a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim, manager Thomas Tuchel is no longer of that opinion, saying: “I hoped we would use it in the last match against Hoffenheim, but we didn’t, so now the case is already closed and the subject has died.

“I know what Pep means that this kind of energy in the dressing room shows that it is alive, that the players are angry with themselves and with each other. But, it was an incident that we do not like – it was too much. We [tried] to turn it around, we turned around the momentum and used it as positive energy in the last match, [but] it did not happen. I don’t think it will have a major impact, no.”

Source: express.co.uk