Barcelona 'bid' for Robert Lewandowski but Bayern Munich believe situation is ‘fixable’ and reiterate transfer stance

Barcelona have reportedly made an opening offer of €40m (£34.4m) for Robert Lewandowski, but Bayern Munich director Hasan Salihamidzic expects to find a resolution and convince the striker to stay in Germany. Lewandowski, whose contract expires next year, has publicly revealed his desire to leave the Bundesliga champions this summer, stating in May: “My Bayern story is over.” Ad/> The 33-year-old again called on Bayern to adhere to his wishes earlier this month, with Barcelona said to be his preferred destination.

BundesligaBayern 'hyped' for ‘absolute superstar’ Mane, but where will he play?21/06/2022 AT 12:54 Widespread reports on Thursday claim Barca have made their first offer for the Poland international, although Bayern are not expected to accept the initial bid of €35m plus €5m in add-ons. Speaking to Sky Sport in Germany, Salihamidzic said he fully expects Lewandowski to return to pre-season training next month.

«So far it's 100 percent. July 12 is his first day at work, so I'm expecting him.

But I'm not dealing with it now because we had other things to do,” Salihamidzic said. Salihamidzic had been working on bringing Sadio Mane to Bayern, with the now former Liverpool forward seen as an ideal replacement should Lewandowski leave.

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