Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane became the latest high profile player to join the Saudi league and will link up with five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, announced Bayern and Al-Nassr on Tuesday. 

The Senegalese international has signed a four-year contract, Al-Nassr added on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Financial details were not disclosed but media reports said the Saudis paid 40 million euros ($43.85 million) for the 31-year-old who had two more years left on his Bayern contract.

Mane moved to Bayern last year with high hopes after netting 120 goals in 269 games for Liverpool where he won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Club World Cup.

He was a key figure in the Merseyside club's attack but failed to make the same impression at Bayern, where he fell out with team mate Leroy Sane and hit the German winger – an offense for which he was fined and suspended.

The twice African Footballer of the Year averaged more than 20 goals a season in his last five campaigns with Liverpool but scored only 12 for Bayern.

Al-Nassr have already signed midfielders Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan and Seko Fofana from Lens while left back Alex Telles has also joined from Manchester United.

Al-Nassr were banned from registering new players earlier this month due to outstanding debts, with FIFA, football's international governing body, saying they had to pay 460,000 euros ($504,712) related to the transfer of Nigerian Ahmed Musa from Leicester City.

(With input from Reuters)