It would probably be the best “old man” storm in football history!
Manchester United is said to have deposited its interest in FC Bayern in world footballer Robert Lewandowski (33). This is reported by the online portal “90min”.
Should a transfer come about, the Pole would be Cristiano Ronaldo’s strike partner (37).
Mega storm with Ronaldo?
There is no need to discuss the goals scored by the two exceptional strikers. Lewandowski is the undisputed top scorer in the Bundesliga. CR7 may have had a mixed season so far, but showed in the Champions League that they can still do it. His form crisis is also due to the poor performance of his teammates on the United offensive.
The fact is that FC Bayern has to act by this summer: Lewandowski’s contract expires in 2023. After the departures of David Alaba (Real Madrid), Jérôme Boateng (Lyon), Javi Martinez (Qatar SC) and Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund), letting him go on a free transfer is out of the question for Bayern.
Accordingly, there are only two options: extend early or sell in the summer. Allegedly, ManUnited have already contacted Bayern officials and asked to be kept “in the loop”.
Means: If Bayern want to sell, United wants to make the first offer. And as you know the English record champions, the offer will range from princely to immoral.
But there are also other interested parties. These include: Manchester City, Arsenal FC, Aston Villa and – of course – Newcastle United.
Those responsible for Bayern, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic (45) and President Herbert Hainer (67), have at least publicly stated several times that they definitely want to extend Lewandowski. However, not Lewy personally.
He reacted with surprise to “Sky” a week ago. Lewandowski: “I’m hearing that for the first time.”
BILD knows: There is no date yet. Internally, the bosses had planned the negotiations for the spring!
