As the “kicker” reports, the top scorer in the German Bundesliga is said to have not only informed the club bosses that he does not want to extend his contract, which expires in summer 2023. The Pole reportedly wants to storm for FC Barcelona instead of Bayern after this season. According to Spanish media reports, Barca are said to have offered the 33-year-old a three-year deal. The financially troubled long-time Lionel Messi club took €20m to sell Philippe Coutinho to Aston Villa on Thursday night. More money could come if Manchester United – as rumored – took Frenkie de Jong from the Catalans.
A commitment Lewandowskis would be expensive, not only because of the salary. A transfer fee would also be due this summer, around 40 million euros. In order to pay for expensive transfers and, above all, to be able to comply with the league rules for the total amount of salaries, several players would have to be sold. Despite a mountain of debt of 1.35 billion euros, are Barcelona going all or nothing in the fight for Lewandowski?
According to reports, Lewandowski does not want to sign a new contract with FC Bayern. The soon to be 34-year-old informed the club management last week. “The door is open,” headlined the Catalan sports newspaper Mundo Deportivo on Friday.
Lewandowski is represented by Pini Zahavi, who Bayern lost their teeth in last year’s free transfer from ÖFB star David Alaba to Real Madrid. There was a first round of talks between the Israeli and the Bayern bosses at the end of April. According to information from the TV broadcaster “Sport1”, the club has not yet presented the star striker with a contract offer that is ready for signature. Lewandowski is also said to have been annoyed that Bayern should have tried until the end for Erling Haaland, who is now moving from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City.
Lewandowski could go on a free transfer in 2023. In view of the reduced income in the corona pandemic, Bavaria’s scope is limited. “We don’t have an infinite amount of money,” said Salihamidzic. In the case of a possible Lewandowski deal, the search for a successor should be decisive in addition to the transfer fee. There has already been speculation about Sebastien Haller from Ajax Amsterdam, Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick or Darwin Nunez from Benfica Lisbon.
Source: Nachrichten
