The future of Bayern star Robert Lewandowski is still not clear. Change or extension? Both are possible.
Munich – What’s next with Robert Lewandowski (33)? FC Bayern would like to keep the super striker after his contract expires on June 30, 2023. But: not at any price. The poker for the future of Lewandowski, who is also swarmed by FC Barcelona, is in full swing.
Lewandowski: Contract extension until 2025 not excluded
Should the Pole stay with the record champions, he is said to want a contract until 2025. In favor of an extension until then: The two-time FIFA world footballer is one of the big players in the business and is the best striker in the world. Only other lives are as professional and disciplined as Lewandowski Cristiano Ronaldo (37/Manchester United). Through this setting, those responsible for the FC Bayern a certain guarantee that he can continue to play and score at the top level in the years to come.
A possible sticking point in the negotiations with Lewandowski and his advisor Pini Zahavi, who was already in Munich for contract talks: the salary. Top earner Lewandowski is said to demand an increase in his salary for his signature, which is currently estimated at around 24 million euros per year. That gives the FCB bosses a headache.
Lewandowski’s demand for more money could be the sticking point
The fact is: Due to the corona pandemic, the club had to accept a loss in sales of around 150 million euros. At the same time, player salaries are going up. In comparison to the Qatar club Paris Saint-Germain, the indebted Spaniards Real Madrid and FC Barcelona or investor-supported clubs in England, which in the Premier League generate around four times the annual income of top German clubs, FC Bayern has it here clear boundaries. See David Alaba (29), who joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in 2021 after failed negotiations.
FC Bayern faces many imponderables in the future as well. It is not yet foreseeable how the pandemic, the war in Ukraine or the general economic situation in Germany will develop and what effects this will have on the club’s financial situation.
FC Bayern: Doubts about Haaland’s relevance for the club
What is certain is that the Munich flagship club would like to remain in the black in the future. This is also why, according to tz information, there should be one on the supervisory board detailed debate about Erling Haaland (21) have given. The Dortmund striker can leave BVB in the summer thanks to a fixed transfer fee of 75 million euros despite a contract until 2024. The total package including salary and commissions for his advisor Mino Raiola and Papa Alf-Inge should amount to around 300 million euros. At FC Bayern, there should also be considerable doubts as to whether the injury-prone Norwegian is the right one for the club.
Manchester City is still the favorite for the Haaland commitment. At Bayern, Lewandowski has priority. The negotiations are likely to be anything but easy.