Dortmund chief slams ‘arrogant idiots like Dean Saunders’ for claiming Sadio Mane is ruining best years at Bayern Munich
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A BORUSSIA DORTMUND exec has labelled Dean Saunders an "arrogant idiot" for suggesting Sadio Mane is wasting his time in the Bundesliga.
Saunders had claimed Mane, 30, is "ruining his best years" at Bayern Munich.
report that Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke is not happy with the Welshman's comments.
He said: "There are always some arrogant idiots like this one.
"As a member of the board of Europe's club association, ECA, I know that German football still has a good reputation.
"The English didn't win any of the three European Cup titles in the past season."
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Bayern completed a £35million transfer for the Senegalese ace after he made the decision to quit the club this summer.
The forward has signed a three-year contract with the German giants, who have won the top-flight title for the last TEN seasons.
And Saunders doesn't believe a switch to the Bundesliga will be enough of a "challenge" for Mane.
Fellow Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers on penalties to win the Europa League last season.
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But Mane's Liverpool lost out on Champions League success when they fell to Real Madrid in May's showcase final.
The 58-year-old Saunders said on : "Nothing against the club, it’s a great club, but the league is nowhere near a challenge for Mane.
"He’ll get goals. They win 5-0 every week, only one team can win the league.
"It’s not a challenge. He will get in his armchair, light a cigar up, he’ll play for Bayern in third gear and he’ll coast for two years and ruin the best two years of his life as a footballer.
"At the end of his career, if he said to you: ‘come and look at my trophy cabinet’, the German league winners medal will be right at the back."