Munich (dpa) – New speculation about Robert Lewandowski: According to media reports from his home country of Poland, the star striker of FC Bayern Munich is said to want to leave the record champions and have agreed to a transfer to FC Barcelona.
As the television station TVP reported, Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn is said to have already been informed of the 33-year-old’s wish to leave. The world footballer’s contract with FC Bayern expires in the summer of 2023. So at the end of the coming season he would be available on a free transfer.
dpa inquiries to the Lewandowski management, FC Bayern and FC Barcelona initially went unanswered. Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn had recently not looked at the cards with a view to the squad planning and the future of Robert Lewandowski as well as Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer, whose contracts also expire in 2023. “As far as the talks are concerned, I’m very relaxed. We won’t let ourselves be put under pressure from outside,” the former keeper of the Bundesliga soccer club said in an interview with “Münchner Merkur” and “tz”.
The speculations from Poland do not match information from “sport1.de”. Lewandowski has not yet asked Kahn and the other managers of the German record champions for approval for a change in the summer, according to the report by the boarding portal. Lewandowski only wants to make a decision about his future after the contract talks are still pending. According to “sport1.de”, these should take place by the end of the season.