Robert Lewandowski's transfer saga is hotting up after he reportedly took a phone call in the Bayern Munich dressing room to discuss his potential move to Barcelona - in front of his teammates.
The 33-year-old has gone public with his desire to leave the Bundesliga club, with Barcelona making him their number one priority in the summer transfer window. Lewandowski has one year remaining on his Bayern contract but wants to move to the Camp Nou in the coming months, with Sportbild reporting that he even discussed the deal while surrounded by his teammates.
It is claimed that the 2021 Ballon d'Or runner-up spoke in Polish on the phone about moving to Catalonia, but the Bayern squad were able to decipher that Barcelona was the topic of conversation. Lewandowski played what could be his final match for the German giants last Saturday, scoring in a 2-2 draw away to Wolfsburg to round out his sensational goal tally this season to a whopping 35 strikes in 34 Bundesliga games.
Post-match, the Poland captain finally shed light on the situation after weeks of speculation and told Sky Germany: "I can confirm that I spoke to Hasan [Salihamidzic, Bayern's sporting director] and informed him that the decision was made - and that I am not extending my contract with FC Bayern.
"Both sides have to think about the future. It's best if we find the best solution for both sides. I said to [Salihamidzic] that if an offer comes, then we have to think about it - also for the club. Both sides have to think about the future. That's all I can say. I still have a year's contract. But I said that we have to find the best solution for both sides. We'll have to wait and see what happens."
Salihamidzic, however, has vowed not to sell the striker by declaring to Viaplay: "Our position has not changed. The fact is he has a contract to 30 June 2023."
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Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann will have little say in the matter and looked to the future when asked about losing his star man. "It's not nice when you lose a good player," Nagelsmann added after the Wolfsburg draw. "There's little room for grief. You have to try to make the best of the situation."
Meanwhile, Lewandowski's manager for Poland, Czeslaw Michniewicz, has revealed that he would "like" his talisman to swap Bavaria for Barcelona ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. "In a conversation with me, he told me that there is a possibility he could leave," Michniewicz said. "He is now at a big club like Bayern, but I would like him to be at Barcelona, it would be good to have a Pole there."
