Lewandowski gone - and then?
FC Bayern's plan is already in place
Created: 05/20/2022, 16:30
By: Philipp Kessler, Manuel Bonke
Will Robert Lewandowski leave FC Bayern in the summer?
Barcelona continue to court the Pole.
The Bayern management team had spoken out against a sale.
Munich – dinner with the extended family, pool fun with the daughters and a lot of tenderness for wife Anna.
Robert Lewandowski (33) uses the days off between the Bundesliga summer break and the start of the Nations League to clear his head on vacation in Antalya, Turkey.
The Polish attacker will probably not be able to switch off completely - after all, this week is groundbreaking for his future.
Those responsible in Munich around President Herbert Hainer (67), Honorary President Uli Hoeneß (70), CEO Oliver Kahn (52) and Sport Director Hasan Salihamidzic (45) have a clear opinion: the striker will fulfill his contract in Munich by June 30, 2023 (have to) and not switch to Barcelona.
Or will Bayern still buckle?
FC Bayern: Lewandowski already gone in the summer?
Transfer and replacement must be correct
Of course, the top floor was forced to deal with an early departure after the Pole's recent statements ("It's quite possible that it was my last game for FC Bayern. I can't say one hundred percent, but it could be").
It was not for nothing that CEO Kahn declared at the championship celebration: "We not only have a plan B, but also a plan C and D." A few days after this statement, there was already a meeting with the management of the Stuttgart two-meter striker Sasa Kalajdzic ( 24) instead.
According to tz information, the following parameters would have to be in place in order to reconsider Lewandowski's position: On the one hand, there must be a reasonably adequate replacement in the storm next season. In addition to "Brecher" Kalajdzic, another type of striker is to be signed, which would explain the interest in Liverpool striker Sadio Mané (30). In addition, the transfer fee for Lewandowski must be correspondingly high.
Lewandowski: Barca want top striker in summer - "Age is not important"
According to reports, those responsible from Barcelona want to sound out these days what financial ideas the Munich makers have in mind.
The tz learned that the Catalans are offering Lewandowski a three-year contract.
The possibility of an option for another year should also be in the room.
The fact that he will be 34 in August does not matter, at least for Barca coach Xavi.
“Age is not important.
Players are taking care of themselves a lot these days," he explained.
In line with this, Lewandowski published a video on social media on Wednesday that showed him doing special training on vacation in Turkey – with the caption: “No excuses”.
FC Bayern: Barca president on Lewandowski transfer – "it's not easy"
However, the possible amount of the fee is still a headache for the Catalans, as President Joan Laporta confirmed on Radio Catalunya: "Transferring Lewandowski is not easy.
Think about our financial situation.
Let Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany work.”
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In addition to Lewandowski, the two FCB camps will probably also talk about Ousmane Dembele, in whom Bayern are interested.
Laporta: "He wanted to stay here at Barca, but he is now being tempted by other options that he thinks are better." Bayern would be such a temptation because of coach Julian Nagelsmann (34).
(Manuel Bonke, Philipp Kessler)