Robert Lewandowski: Bayern reject Barcelona’s €40m bid
FT Desk
- 30 Jun 2022 11:15 BST
- 3 min read
Bayern Munich have rejected Barcelona’s €40 million bid for Robert Lewandowski, according to Bild.
The Blaugrana upped their offer this week with a new bid that consisted of an initial €40m plus add-ons.
This was Barcelona’s second official bid, having earlier had an offer of €32m turned down.
However, Bild reports that Bayern will not even consider selling Lewandowski until they receive an offer of at least €50m.
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Barcelona have made Lewandowski their number one target for the summer transfer window and they have been in talks to sign the former Borussia Dortmund star since March.
Lewandowski, whose contract at Bayern expires in 2023, is keen to make the move to Camp Nou as he would like one final challenge at a bit club before the end of his career.
Indeed, Lewandowski has made a number of recent public declarations stating that he sees his time at Bayern as over and demanding for the club to let him leave.
This has led to an ugly war of words developing between Lewandowski and Bayern officials, although the two parties have reportedly agreed to a ceasefire and will no longer argue over the issue in public.
Bayern had been desperate to keep Lewandowski next season but have begun looking around for possible replacements given the striker’s determination to leave.
Sadio Mane has arrived from Liverpool, although his transfer is unconnected to Lewandowski.
Lewandowski has spent eight years at Bayern, scoring 344 goals 375 games for the club.
He has won eight straight Bundesliga titles and also the Champions League.
He turns 34 this summer, but still remains one of the best players in the world.
