Robert Lewandowski says time at Bayern Munich is ‘over’

WARSAW, Poland –

Robert Lewandowski’s time at Bayern Munich seems to be over.

The Poland striker, who has been linked with a transfer to Barcelona, said at a information convention forward of his nationwide group’s coaching camp on Monday {that a} switch can be the perfect end result for all sides.

“As of as we speak one factor is definite, that my story with Bayern Munich is over and after all the pieces that occurred in current months I can not think about additional good cooperation … I’m conscious that the switch would be the the perfect resolution for each events,” said Lewandowski, whose contract with the Bavarian membership runs for one more season. “I imagine that Bayern is not going to cease me (forcibly) simply because it has the chance.”

Lewandowski was talking in Warsaw forward of Poland’s Nations League match in opposition to Wales on Wednesday.

Sitting subsequent to him, Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz said: “It appears as we speak that Bayern will use this 12 months of contract and Robert must keep. The earlier it’s sorted out the higher for Robert as a result of he could have his head clear and can give attention to the work.

“I’m certain {that a} new impulse within the type of a change of league and environment could have solely good results on Robert and he’ll have the ability to pursue his goals.”

The 33-year-old ahead beforehand informed Polish broadcaster Eleven Sports activities it might be “laborious to know if I will nonetheless be enjoying for Bayern subsequent season.”

Lewandowski’s agent, Pini Zahavi, and Barcelona have reportedly verbally agreed on a three-year deal however Bayern has been agency in its stance that the participant just isn’t on the market.

Lewandowski’s newest feedback — his strongest but — are unlikely to be nicely obtained in Munich, the place Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzi─ç and chief govt Oliver Kahn have each said he’ll fulfil his contract.

He has scored 312 targets in 384 Bundesliga video games for Bayern and former membership Borussia Dortmund.

Lewandowski hit 35 targets in 34 appearances final season to turn into the Bundesliga’s main scorer for the fifth season in a row, and the seventh time general.

He broke the outdated file for Bundesliga targets in a season with 41 final 12 months.