Robert Lewandowski has told Bayern Munich of his intention to leave the club, the forward’s agent revealed.
Back in February, Sky Sports reported Chelsea and Manchester United were set to battle for the signing of the Poland international, with both teams likely to face competition from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
The 29-year-old is under contract at the club until 2021, but recently hired super-agent Pini Zahavi to negotiate a deal to allow him leave the club.
Speaking to Sport Bild , Zahavi said: “Robert feels he needs a change and a new challenge in his career. The managers of Bayern know about it.”
Lewandowski joined Bayern from Borussia Dortmund in 2014, and has scored 151 goals in 195 appearances, he has topped the Bundesliga scoring charts in two of the last three campaigns.
He has won the league in every season at Bayern, though he has had a frustrating run in the Champions League, exiting at the semi-final stage in three of his four years with the club.
But with three years remaining on his deal, Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said earlier in May that Lewandowski will be at the club next season.
“They do not have to worry about Robert Lewandowski and the relationship with Bayern,” Rummenigge told Kicker. “We have a very good one.
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“We know what we have in Robert Lewandowski. I am very happy that we still have such a long-term contract. (There’s) no need to worry – he will also play next season at Bayern Munich.”
