Chelsea are ready to consider a shock move for Liverpool legend Sadio Mane after his Bayern Munich transfer turned sour, sources have told Football Insider.

After Sadio Mane's trade to Bayern Munich fell through, sources have told Football Insider that Chelsea are prepared to contemplate a surprise approach for the legendary player from Liverpool.

This summer, the west Londoners are looking to add a new forward, but they are constrained by financial fair play rules and the dearth of elite, potentially available number nines in the game.

Since the Todd Boehly-led takeover last summer, Chelsea has faced harsh criticism for spending nearly £600 million on fresh acquisitions.

But others with close ties to the team highlight the challenge in finding elite strikers of the appropriate age and profile.

That is partly what led them to signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last summer in a deal that has notably failed to come off.

Mane is now believed to be on the radar of Chelsea after a wretched season at Bayern that is expected to end with a summer transfer.

As revealed by Football Insider last week, Liverpool have no plans to re-sign the club legend as their priority is strengthening in midfield and defence.

Chelsea will look at the possibility of luring Mane from Bayern, who want to recoup most of the £27million rising to £35m with add-ons paid to Liverpool last summer.

Mane, who turned 31 last week, is two years younger than Aubameyang and is able play in multiple forward roles, including at centre-forward and on the left flank.

He made 269 appearances for Liverpool that yielded 120 goals and 49 assists from all competitions, and left his supporters wanting more after quitting on the back of arguably his finest campaign at the club.

Mane scored 23 goals last season and excelled in the closing months of the campaign in a new center-forward position as Klopp's team pursued the quadruple.

He had a strong start in Germany with 11 goals before October, but he hasn't scored since. His career also hit a low point when he assaulted Sane in the locker room during the Champions League loss to Man City.

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