Robert Lewandowski has already appeared for the performance test. The world footballer who is willing to change should soon start training again. It seems open whether he will travel to the USA with Barcelona or Bayern at the end of the week.
Robert Lewandowski quickly drove past a few dozen Bayern fans in his black company car into the underground car park on the club premises. After his summer vacation of several weeks, the world footballer, who was willing to change, completed the usual performance tests in Munich professionally, and the 33-year-old is expected to return to the training ground this Wednesday. However, Lewandowski’s goal remains FC Barcelona, which is working on a new mega-million offer for the super striker.
A new statement after his “I’m fine” from the previous evening could not be elicited from Lewandowski on Tuesday. Neither when he was being chauffeured to a hospital near the Nymphenburg Palace in the west of Munich in the morning in a dark green Bentley, nor when he arrived hours later after changing cars during the lunch break in the Bayern vehicle for part two of the performance tests on Säbener Strasse. Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Benjamin Pavard, Leroy Sané and Lucas Hernández, who also returned from vacation, also underwent the fitness and health tests.
Robert Lewandowski really wants to leave
Lewandowski definitely wants to leave, but according to speculation, Barça and FC Bayern are still around ten million euros apart when it comes to transfer plans. According to his statements, with which he declared his “story” at Bayern to be over and annoyed the bosses, the Pole seemed to be trying not to cause any new trouble.
The striker seems to be hoping that the Bayern bosses and the heavily indebted Catalan top club will soon be able to agree on a transfer fee. So far, the “Basta” of the Munich CEO Oliver Kahn, who insists on the fulfillment of Lewandowski’s employment contract, which is dated until June 30, 2023, has been in place. When the Pole returned from vacation a few days before the big team presentation on Saturday in the Allianz Arena, there were no signs that Lewandowski, as feared by some media in the extreme case, could go on strike to enforce his Barça request.
The trade newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” – something like a house newspaper of Barça – wrote on Tuesday that the last offer from the Spaniards of 40 million euros plus success-related bonuses of up to ten million had been rejected by Bayern. The people of Munich, who are still negotiating intensively for central defender Matthijs de Ligt (22) from Juventus Turin and are said to be interested in storm talent Mathys Tel (17) from Stade Rennes, want to have at least 50 million fixed. It is hard to imagine, at least for this summer, that they would spend this money – as already speculated – on England’s star striker Harry Kane (28) in the event of an agreement.
Chelsea are said to be interested in Gnabry
With Lewandowski, it’s Barcelona’s turn again. International goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen’s Spanish club are aiming to complete the king’s transfer ahead of his USA trip from Saturday to July 31. Incidentally, Bayern are also in the United States from Sunday to July 24th. The Barça problem, however, is the debt of 1.35 billion euros. The envisaged move from midfield director Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United could net €85m and widen the possibilities for an increased Lewandowski offer.
For their part, Bayern will probably have to play poker for Juve defender de Ligt. “Corriere dello Sport” writes that Juve continues to insist on getting at least 90 million for de Ligt – but they would prefer 100 million. Bayern, on the other hand, offers about 60 million plus bonuses, which would land them at 70 million euros. A contract for De Ligt should go until 2027. “We were there and talked. Now let’s see,” said sports director Hasan Salihamidzic on the Sky microphone and on “Bild”.
Except for Lewandowski, there is a lot of speculation about the future of national player Serge Gnabry. Chelsea with coach Thomas Tuchel are said to be interested in the 26-year-old, whose contract expires next summer. According to “Sport Bild”, Gnabry, as a former Arsenal player, is said to have no interest in a new London club.
Source: Stern
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