WOLFSBURG, Germany – Bundesliga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski wants to leave Bayern Munich.
Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzi´c said that the Polish star has turned down the club´s offer of a contract extension and “he would like to do something else.”
The 33-year-old Lewandowski´s deal with Bayern runs for another season, but he has urged the club to consider any offers that arrive in the meantime.
“Yes, I have another year on my contract,” Lewandowski said after scoring his 35th Bundesliga goal of the season in Bayern´s 2-2 draw at Wolfsburg.
“If an offer comes, we have to think about it, also for the club. Both sides have to think of the future. I can´t say any more. We have to see what happens,” he added according to AP.
Lewandowski has been linked with a move to Barcelona, but Salihamidzi´c said there had been no contact from the Spanish club and Bayern was under no obligation to sell.
“Lewa has a contract till the summer of next year. That is a fact,” Salihamidzi´c said.
Asked what would need to happen for Bayern´s stance to change, he replied, “I´m not concerning myself with that because our position has always been clear.”
Broadcaster Sport1 reported Lewandowski´s agent, Pini Zahavi, and Barcelona had verbally agreed on a three-year deal and the club was waiting for Bayern to give an indication of what transfer fee it might consider to strike a deal.
Lewandowski has 312 goals in 384 Bundesliga games for Bayern and former club Borussia Dortmund.
He is the league´s top scorer for the fifth season in a row and the seventh overall. He broke the old record for Bundesliga goals scored in a season with 41 last year.
Liverpool striker Sadio Mané and Stuttgart forward Sasa Kalajdzi´c have been touted as possible replacements for the Polish striker at Bayern.
