Bayern Munich will need to step up their efforts to pull off a deal for wantaway Liverpool star Sadio Mane.

Liverpool brushed aside a second offer from the Bundesliga giants, believed to be worth as much as £30 million with add-ons, reports Andy Hunter of The Guardian.

It was a slight improvement from Bayern’s first offer of £25 million.

But the Reds likely won’t part with the prolific scorer unless they receive a bid in excess of £40 million, Hunter adds.

Bayern’s latest approach included incentives Liverpool didn’t think were realistic or achievable, including winning the Champions League and Mane claiming the Ballon d’Or in each of the three seasons he would be expected to sign for in Germany.

Mane, who has 12 months left on his contract, reportedly informed the Merseyside club of his desire to pursue a fresh opportunity elsewhere after six seasons at Anfield.

The Senegal international evolved into one of football’s brightest attacking players following his transfer from Southampton in 2016. He played a pivotal role in helping Liverpool win the Champions League in 2019 before guiding them to their first Premier League title in 2020.

His departure could pave the way for the Reds to increase their reported pursuit of Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, who the Portuguese club value at £85 million.

Meanwhile, Mane could fill a massive void at Bayern if Robert Lewandowski departs this summer after eight years in Munich. The Polish star has demanded a transfer, but club officials expect him to honor the final year of his contract, which expires in June 2023.

Paul Pogba has verbally agreed to join Juventus for a second time as his Manchester United contract winds down, according to The Guardian’s Fabrizio Romano.

The Frenchman will take home a net salary of €8 million per season before bonuses – a significant drop from his income at the Red Devils – to ensure his return to Turin. United recently confirmed Pogba will be a free agent when his deal expires at the end of June.

The 29-year-old will be under contract at Juventus for four years, ESPN’s Julien Laurens reports. His Bianconeri comeback appeared inevitable when he apparently rejected interest from Manchester City due to fears over an “unbearable” backlash for switching between crosstown rivals.

Paris Saint-Germain were also linked to a potential move for Pogba, but those rumors cooled when sporting director Leonardo left and Luis Campos was appointed as football adviser.

During his first four-season stint with Juventus, Pogba collected four Serie A titles while winning the Coppa Italia twice and the Supercoppa Italiana twice.

It’s understood that Pogba will explain the reasons behind his summer move to Juventus in his documentary, “The Pogmentary,” which will be released on Amazon Prime on Friday.

Liverpool are in the final stages of closing a deal for Darwin Nunez in a transfer that could see the Uruguayan become the club’s new record signing.

The 22-year-old forward is set to undergo a medical after Liverpool agreed to pay an initial €75-million fee to sign him from Benfica, the Portuguese club announced Monday.

That figure could rise to €100 million with add-ons, Benfica noted.

If the performance clauses are satisfied, Liverpool will end up paying more for Nunez than for their current club-record signing Virgil van Dijk, who the Reds acquired from Southampton in 2018 for £75 million.

Nunez’s medical may not be finished until Wednesday, as the promising young attacker will arrive in Madrid to undergo tests before putting pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Anfield for the next six years.

Manchester United were in the mix to sign the coveted forward. Nunez said he prefers to play in the Champions League and has his heart set on joining Jurgen Klopp’s squad.

Initial talks with Nunez are understood to have begun during the Champions League quarterfinals – between Liverpool and Benfica – when Klopp and Van Dijk approached him, Joyce reports. Nunez scored twice over two legs against his future employers in a losing effort for Benfica.

Once the deal is complete, Benfica will be expected to pay Nunez’s former club Almeria 20% of any profit above the £20.4 million that they paid to sign him two years ago.

Last season, Nunez led Benfica and Portugal’s Primeira Liga with 26 league goals in 28 appearances. He also scored six in the Champions League and has two goals in 11 games for Uruguay.

Nunez’s arrival could coincide with the departure of prolific Reds scorer Sadio Mane, who has been heavily linked with a transfer to Bayern Munich. Liverpool have reportedly rejected two offers and won’t consider bids worth less than £40 million for the Senegalese star.