In the dispute over a possible change of striker Robert Lewandowski from the German soccer champions FC Bayern Munich, his advisor followed suit and announced the departure of the Pole.
“Of course you can keep Robert for another year, to be fair he has a contract until 2023, but I wouldn’t recommend that to you. For Robert Lewandowski, FC Bayern is history,” said Pini Zahavi.picture“.
At the same time, the 78-year-old responded to allegations made by Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic. “Of course he has an advisor who turns his head. That’s just not clean,” said Salihamizic in the Sport1 “double pass”.
Zahavi is said to be the driving force in transfer poker for the 33-year-old striker, who wants to leave Munich in the summer. The sports director reiterated that the Munich team had made an offer to the consultant to extend the contract.
Zahavi affirms: “It’s not about money”
Zahavi disagreed. “No, there was no such offer,” he said. Lewandowski wants to fulfill a lifelong dream and switch to another club. The reason for this is not money, neither for the world footballer nor for him as a consultant.
“He hasn’t felt respected by those in charge for months, that’s the truth. Bayern did not lose the player Lewandowski, but the person Robert,” said Zahavi. The background is said to be that Bayern should have tried to get Dortmund striker Erling Haaland. The Norwegian is now moving to Manchester City.
His agent now categorically ruled out that the Polish superstar could change his mind again: “The fact is: Robert wants to leave FC Bayern after eight years together in which he gave the club everything.”
Zahavi is also an advisor to David Alaba. The Austrian joined Real Madrid from Bayern before this season. “I was chosen as the enemy because David Alaba made the decision to leave the club a year ago,” said Zahavi.