Lewandowski put up for sale for €40m

FT Desk

19 Apr 2022 12:10 BST
3 min read

Bayern Munich are prepared to let Robert Lewandowski join Barcelona this summer if they meet their asking price of €40 million, according to Kicker.

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Lewandowski’s future at Bayern is very much in doubt as his contract at the club expires in 2023, with talks over a new deal not making any progress.

Kicker reports that Bayern are prepared to let Lewandowski run down his contract into its final year, while continuing to discuss a renewal with the attacker.

Bayern’s under-fire hierarchy – namely Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn – are wary of letting Lewandowski go on the cheap.

Thus, they have slapped a €40m asking price on Lewandowski’s head which will have to be met if they are to let him leave this summer.

Lewandowski turns 34 in August and thus Barcelona are wary of spending too much on a player who only has a few seasons left at the top of the game with no sell-on value.

FootballTransfers first reported last month that Barcelona had made Lewandowski their top summer striker target after cooling their interest in Erling Haaland.

And an explosive report in Poland last week claimed that the striker had even agreed a deal to join Barcelona this summer.

But FootballTransfers also understands that Lewandowski has not yet signed a pre-contract agreement with the Camp Nou side or agreed to join them.

Robert Lewandowski has NOT signed a pre-contract or agreed to any move to Barcelona.

Reports in Poland have suggested that the Bayern Munich striker has drawn a line under his time at the club, but one source close to the player has told me that this isn’t the case at all.
— Stefan Bienkowski (@SBienkowski) April 11, 2022

Lewandowski’s entourage are in talks with Barcelona, though, and a summer transfer is certainly a possibility.

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The veteran is understood to be open to joining Barcelona in order to experience one last challenge and payday of his career.

However, his contract demands could also prove to be a stumbling block in any move to Barcelona as there have been reports he is requesting €35-40m per year.

It remains to be seen just how Barcelona will be able to afford such a big salary given they are estimated to be €1.3 billion in debt and they need to cut their costs, while also being wary of FFP.