Robert Lewandowski’s future is up in the air.
The Polish striker wants to leave Bayern Munich this summer and Barcelona are determined to sign him. They want to recruit a top-class nine and lost out on Erling Haaland to Manchester City.
But Lewandowski still has a year on his contract at the Allianz Arena and Bayern don’t want to sell. They’re insisting that the 33-year-old has to complete the final year of his current deal.
Barcelona finished 13 points behind Real Madrid in La Liga this season and closed out the campaign with a whimper, losing 2-0 to Villarreal at Camp Nou on Sunday evening.
They also disappointed in Europe, finishing behind Bayern and Benfica in their Champions League group before exiting the Europa League at the quarter-final stage to Eintracht Frankfurt.
They need goals to return to their rightful place amongst Europe’s elite and Lewandowski is as close to a guarantee of them as you can find. The marksman has scored 238 in 252 games for Bayern.
It seems a match made in heaven, but Lewandowski’s former agent Maik Barthel has thrown a spanner in the works. He’s expressed surprise that the Pole is keen to join Barcelona after spending his whole life dreaming about joining Madrid.
Dein ganzes Leben willst Du zu @realmadrid um später vllt beim @FCBarcelona zu landen ? Ok
— Maik Barthel (@MaikBarthel) May 23, 2022
