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Salihamidzic insists on Lewandowski staying at Bayern
Directed clear words to Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski: Sport Director Hasan Salihamidzic. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa
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Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic keeps the door closed for world footballer Robert Lewandowski, who is willing to emigrate, even after Sadio Mané’s transfer.
Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic keeps the door closed for world footballer Robert Lewandowski, who is willing to emigrate, even after Sadio Mané’s transfer.
“Our position on this matter is clear: Robert has a contract until the summer of 2023,” said the 45-year-old in an interview with “Sport Bild”. A possibly significantly higher offer from FC Barcelona, to which the Polish international would like to switch during this transfer period, will not change anything. “I don’t deal with that,” said Salihamidzic. “I expect that we will see Robert on July 12 for training on Säbener Straße.”
Mané’s commitment should also have no effect on the future of national player Serge Gnabry. “The Mané transfer has nothing to do with Serge Gnabry. We definitely want to deepen the talks with Serge again to see if he’s ready to extend this transfer window,” said Salihamidzic.
In the case of the 26-year-old offensive player, who has direct competition from Liverpool striker Mané, Salihamidzic formulates the position of FC Bayern Munich differently. “We don’t really want to go into the last year of the contract with him without hearing from him that he wants to stay,” said the board. You don’t want to build up any pressure. “One thing is clear, however: from the club’s point of view, it would only be fair if a player did not want to extend it, that we talk about how we can solve this situation satisfactorily for everyone involved.”
