‘17 million people are all Bayern fans now’

Bayern Munich's summer recruit Sadio Mane wasted no time fitting in with his new teammates, revealing he brought his own lederhosen with him to the Bavarian capital this summer.

Speaking in an interview, Mane said he had held onto the traditional leather garb given to him in his time at Red Bull Salzburg in the hope of one day wearing them at Munich's famous Oktoberfest.

"Unfortunately not yet, but I'm really looking forward to it," Mane said when asked if he had ever made an appearance at the 222-year old festival. "I even have lederhosen at home from my time in Salzburg. I kept them because I always liked wearing them and I'm generally very interested in other cultures."

Mane, 30, has already shown how crucial he will be to the German record champions' on-field plans in 2022-23. Mane scored a goal in Bayern's 5-3 Super Cup win over RB Leipzig on Saturday, his first competitive outing for the club.

His arrival in Munich has helped assuage the fears of Bayern fans worried about the departure of Robert Lewandowski as the club pushes for a record-extending 11th straight Bundesliga title.

Bayern take on Eintracht Frankfurt tonight.

The two-time African Player of the Year scored 120 goals in 269 appearances for Liverpool.

Not only has Mane brought with him blistering pace, a constant goal threat and experience at the game's highest levels, but Bayern's new number 17 has swelled Munich's supporter ranks by around 17 million.

"My country is made up of 17 million football mad people and they're all Bayern fans now," Mane said. "I think you'll see a lot of Senegal flags in the Allianz Arena this season."