Robert Lewandowski reveals Bayern Munich career is ‘OVER’ after eight years at club

Robert Lewandowski has claimed that he cannot see himself staying at Bayern Munich next season.

The 33-year-old has been linked with a move away from the German champions this summer after spending the last eight years at the club.

He has now stated that he has no intention of playing for the club again.  

‘My era at Bayern is over,’ Lewandowski told reporters while on international duty with Poland.

‘I don’t see any possibility to continue playing for this club anymore.

Robert Lewandowski has made it clear that he wants to leave Bayern Munich this summer

Lewandowski announced his intentions at a press conference while on international duty

Lewandowski has played under Julian Nagelsmann for the past year, but is ready to move on from Bayern ahead of next season

‘Bayern’s a serious club and I believe they won’t keep me, I don’t want to play there anymore. A transfer is the best solution. I hope they don’t stop me.’

It seems that Lewandowski has not been happy at Bayern for some time, with it recently being claimed that he told friends that he started to consider leaving when the club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic expressed interest in signing Erling Haaland last August.

The Norwegian forward had a release clause in his contract in the region of £51million, which could be activated in 2022, and Bayern made it clear that they were chasing his services. 

However, they were beaten to his signature by Manchester City, and the damage looks to have been done, with Lewandowski angered by the prospect of being replaced by his younger counterpart.

Should he walk away from Bayern, Lewandowski would do so with a remarkable record, having netted 344 goals in 374 matches for the Bavarian giants.

Bayern were interested in signing Erling Haaland as a potential replacement for Lewandowski

Haaland will be moving to Man City instead, and was recently pictured in Manchester

Lewandowski has won eight Bundesliga titles in eight seasons at Bayern Munich

Lewandowski also won the Champions League with Bayern back in 2020

He has won the Bundesliga in every year that he has been at the club, while he also helped the side to Champions League glory in 2020. 

Lewandowski’s comments are likely to put a number of European clubs on high alert, and they may sense an opportunity to secure his signature.

Barcelona are keen on the striker, and appear to be leading the race to sign him, while Lewandowski’s former agent, Maik Barthel, recently claimed that the Pole has always dreamed of playing for Real Madrid.

The 14-time Champions League winners missed out on Kylian Mbappe earlier this month, after the Frenchman opted to stay at PSG, and it is not out of the question that they could turn their attention to Lewandowski.  

Meanwhile, there is also interest from England, with Chelsea eyeing a move for Lewandowski as fellow striker Romelu Lukaku faces an uncertain future with the Blues. 

Xavi’s Barcelona appear to be leading the race for Lewandowski’s signature, as things stand