Barca coach confirms negotiations with Lewandowski - 'Not easy as it's Bayern'
Created: 2022-05-22Updated: 2022-05-22 07:10
By: Patrick Mayer
FC Bayern is fighting for Robert Lewandowski to stay.
Now FC Barcelona is making its courtship for the Polish super striker official.
Munich – The bosses of FC Bayern Munich recently sounded very coordinated when it came to Robert Lewandowski.
The contract of the Polish super striker on Säbener Straße in Munich ends in the summer of 2023. And: The 33-year-old striker recently confirmed that he will no longer extend it.
According to consistent media reports, he would prefer to leave the Isar metropolis this summer instead.
Robert Lewandowski: Is the super striker leaving Bayern Munich?
"Robert Lewandowski has a contract with FC Bayern until June 30, 2023. And he will fulfill it," FCB President Herbert Hainer told
tz
about Lewandowski's poker.
CEO Oliver Kahn said: "He has a contract until 2023. He will fulfill this contract.
Basta!” One is “very clear”.
But: Does Lewandowski see it that way too?
Spanish media recently reported that FC Barcelona had an increased interest in signing the exceptional attacker.
Now Barca apparently go on the offensive.
Because: None other than coach Xavi has now publicly confirmed negotiations with Lewandowski.
A transfer is “not easy because it is Bayern Munich.
But he is one of the options," said the 42-year-old at a press conference: "There are currently negotiations." The former world-class player did not want to go into how specific these negotiations are.
According to
Kicker
, the Catalans should lure Lewandowski with a three-year contract.
FC Bayern super striker: Robert Lewandowski.
© IMAGO / district photo
In the past eight years, the striker has won the German championship eight times in a row with FC Bayern.
In the past seven years he has been top scorer in the Bundesliga six times.
But: He never won the Ballon d'Or for the world's best footballer.
Observers and experts also justified this by saying that the Bundesliga was not as popular internationally as other leagues.
Robert Lewandowski: FC Barcelona intensifies efforts for Bayern star
Furthermore, Lewandowski has won everything there is to win with Bayern in Germany.
The people of Munich still won't let him go?
Barcelona are at least stepping up their efforts.
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