Where does Robert Lewandowski (33) play beyond this summer? Oliver Kahn, FC Bayern’s CEO, commented on this topic on Sunday. And also on considerations surrounding Dortmund’s Erling Haaland.
“As of today, Robert Lewandowski has a valid contract with FC Bayern München,” Kahn said on Sunday morning in the Sport1 programme “Doppelpass”. “And also for the coming season.” Most recently, there have been rumours linking the current FIFA World Player with FC Barcelona.
Kahn on Lewandowski talks: “Needs time to convince him “
FC Bayern’s desire is to extend with the Pole. “We want him to stay at FC Bayern for as long as possible,” said Kahn, adding that both parties are currently in talks on the matter. However, FC Bayern also had “two very difficult years behind them” and had “suffered” from the Corona pandemic. For the club, Kahn said, it was “also a matter of financial matters”. Especially as Lewandowski will be just short of his 35th birthday when his contract ends in the summer of 2023. “We are thinking a lot, also about his age. That’s why it all takes a little longer. “
And Lewandowski’s position also needs to be thought about, according to Kahn. “Of course he also gets thoughts of leaving the club because he thinks he would have achieved everything here,” Kahn remarked about the Pole, who has worn the FCB jersey since 2014. “That’s where it takes time to convince him.”
Kahn on Müller “very, very confident “
With other players, FC Bayern München is already further along in talks, especially with Thomas Müller whose contract also ends in the summer of 2023, there are many indications of an extension. “I am very, very confident that we will be able to say something about it in the relatively near future,” Kahn announced. And the club is also “in very, very good communication” with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Serge Gnabry, on the other hand, is in a “process of reflection”.
Kahn on Haaland: “Very, very far away from what we envisage “
FC Bayern will no longer have to think about Erling Haaland, at least in the near future. Kahn did confirm that he was thinking about the young Borussia Dortmund star: “We wouldn’t be doing our job justice if we didn’t deal with a young striker like him.” The Norwegian is “an excellent and highly interesting player”, Kahn praised the 21-year-old. However, the “Haaland package” of transfer fee and salary is “very, very far away from what we imagine,” Kahn said. “These are financial dimensions, they are outside our imagination.” Haaland has recently been increasingly linked with a move to Manchester City. Haaland can leave BVB for a fixed transfer fee this summer thanks to a clause.
