With a salary of nearly 550,000 USԀ/month, Liverpool star Sadio Mane is more impressed by his compassionate lifestyle than the amount of assets this player has.

For many people, replacing a phone with a broken screen is obvious. However, there are people who have a huge income and save money for charity rather than buying a new phone for themselves. That is Sadio Mane, Liverpool soccer star, who receives a salary of 400,000 pounds/month, equivalent to nearly 550,000 USԀ.

In 2019, a photo of player Mane entering the tunnel at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium was spread online when the star was still calmly using a phone with a broken screen.

The story became a hоt topic on social networks when instead of buying luxury cars and enjoying a well-off life with a huge salary, Mane accepted to live a simple and frugal life in front of reporters’ lenses to save money for donations. for the poor people of his hometown: the nation of Senegal.

Sadio Mane was born in Bambali, a small, poor rural village in southern Senegal. Mane’s childhood story is similar to many other poor children here, shadowed by days of poverty, hardship and no hobbies other than football.

Although Mane’s family from a young age wаnted their son to study well to have a prosperous life, his parents even tried to make him an officiant in a mosque to have the opportunity to study, but Mane not interested. The only thing this boy is passionate about is football.

Even so, the boy still listened to his family’s advice to study and spent the rest of his time playing football and sleeping. Since childhood, this poor country boy’s dream was to play football in the Premier League.

When he was 7 years old, Mane’s father died of illness and his family fell into even more difficulty. Telling himself that he had to do something to help his mother, Mane decided to choose professional football as the way out.

However, this decision did not receive the approval of his family. So at the age of 15, Mane left home to go to the capital, Dakar, 400km away, the only place with opportunities for poor children to show their talent.

After borrowing some money to catch a bus to the capital, Mane competed against 300 other boys in a football academy selection session. From the beginning, recruiters frowned at poor boy Mane’s crumpled clothes and torn shoes.

But despite all that, Mane still scored 4 goals and became an official student.

At the same time, Mane’s family back home was frantically searching for their missing son and finally discovered him in the capital Dakar. They wаnted to drag him back but Mane insisted. In the end, he was able to stay and became the brightest student at the academy for the next 2 years.

In 2011, Mane was recruited by French club Metz and officially began his European adventure. After Metz, he went to Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), Southampton (England) and then Liverpool (England).

In the 2018-2019 season, Mane received the title of Premier League Golden Boot, achieving exactly what he dreamed of since childhood. In the 2019-2020 season, Mane’s Liverpool team lifted the Premier League championship after 30 years of waiting.

With a fast, powerful style of play, always giving his all every time he steps on the field, Mane is not only one of the best players in the Premier League but also in the whole world.

Football stars, after being successful in their careers, are often tempted by a lavish and hedonistic lifestyle. There are only a few players like Mane who know how to maintain their integrity when going to the gym or learning English to continuously improve themselves.

“Why do I have to have 10 Ferraris, 20 diamond-encrusted watches or several airplanes? It doesn’t make me happier. I was poorly educated, deprived of everything, had to work in the fields and play football kicking with bare feet. Today, with those feet, I have everything. But I don’t need luxury cars, big houses and other flashy items. Now is the time to help people . I like to share my good life with my compatriots who are still in difficulty,” player Mane shared.

Instead of enjoying a high income, Mane spent money building schools, hospitals, stadiums or participating in campaigns to donate clothes and food to the poor in Senegal. He even provided for many people in difficult circumstances in his homeland.

In Liverpool, he appeared in front of the camera with a simple appearance, but in Senegal, many people consider Mane a living saint when he remembers his homeland when he became famous.

In everyday life, Mane is said to be willing to help everyone when someone witnessed him helping a father and son cleaning staff clean a toilet after the match ended.

Obviously, a person is successful not only because of how much money they make but also how they spend that money. Material wealth can be gained and lost at any time, but a compassionate soul is not easy to obtain.

*Compiled sources: Independent, Express, The Mirror, Guardian…