Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has again expressed his desire to leave Bayern Munich, and strongly criticized the position of the club's management, which refuses to allow him to leave despite the end of his contract.
Lewandowski has a contract with Bayern that extends to 2023, and he asked to be allowed to leave during the current summer transfer period, which the Bavarian club's management faced with refusal.
Bayern's top scorer spoke in an interview with the Polish website Onet about his current situation, and said, "Something has died inside of me. I am leaving because I am looking to experience new feelings in my life. After all these years, I was always available to play despite injuries and pain, I think It's better to find a good solution for both parties. We shouldn't have to make a unilateral decision, that doesn't make sense. Not after all this time."
Lewandowski considered that Bayern's insistence not to allow him to leave will prompt the players to think well before signing with the club, adding, "Who is the football player who would want to come to Bayern knowing that such a thing could happen to him?"
"I've had 8 amazing years here, I've met so many wonderful people and I would like to keep it that way."
According to media reports, Barcelona made a $32 million offer to sign the 33-year-old striker, but the Bavarian club's management refused to give up the striker, even if that meant seeing him leave for free at the end of his contract next summer.
Bayern reject Lewandowski's requests
Bayern president Herbert Hainer told the local newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he does not expect Lewandowski to leave this summer. next season."
Hainer added that he could not but support the statements made by CEO Oliver Kahn, in which he expressed his commitment to Lewandowski's stay until the end of his contract. "His full dues until the last day of his contract? This is an inequality and it cannot be like this."
And the club president expressed his astonishment at Lewandowski's public speaking of his desire to leave, and said, "I am surprised that Robert chose the path of public opinion, and if I were in his place, I would not have done this."
Lewandowski has scored 344 goals in 374 games in all competitions since joining Bayern in 2014 from Borussia Dortmund, and won with the team many titles, including the domestic league 8 times and the Champions League in 2020.