it looks like the bundesliga will lose its second top striker (after Erling Haaland/man city). according to the german bild newspaper, Robert Lewandowski will not extend his contract with bayern munich, which runs until 2023, and will most likely move to spain to fc barcelona ... the spanish club is offering him a 3-year contract
Yes, it does look likely he'll leave Bayern. It's a shame to see him go, but at the same time, he's still one of the best players in the world, and he has only really played top football in Germany. It must be hugely enticing to be offered a chance to play for another European giant, and to test himself in another league... particularly at a time when Barca are no longer as dominant as they once were, and there is a chance for him to help restore them to their former status.
And it seems more likely now given that Barca have offloaded Coutinho to Aston Villa, and so freed up a chunk of the wage bill.
He might have told Bayern that he has no plans on extending his current deal. From the way I see it, it looks like he is looking for a new challenge. He has already won about 20 trophies with them as well as five Bundesliga top-scorer awards. So there is nothing else to win or play for and maybe no hunger to try another season with Bayern. The thing now is that Bayern must carefully consider what a Lewandowski departure would mean. On the one hand, the club would get a fee from his sales and save his big wages. But on the other hand, a top replacement would be needed, which is not easy to find.
According to reports from Sport Bild, Lewandowski has spoken with the club's board of directors to decide not to extend his contract
at Bayern. This of course forced Bayern to sell Lewandowski in the summer if they did not want to lose Lewandowski for free next season.
Lewandowski is Barcelona's main target, so rumors of Lewandowski's move to Barcelona could come true. Moreover, there are rumors that
say the real reason Lewandowski refused a contract extension with Bayern, because he was offended by Bayern's move, which is also eyeing
Erling Haaland to replace Lewandowski. This made Lewandowski seem unappreciated by Bayern, although in the end Haaland preferred to join
Man City. But Lewandowski was already disappointed, so Lewandowski decided not to extend his contract at Bayern.
But the most plausible reason is that as you say, Lewandowski has got everything at Bayern, so Lewandowski needs a new challenge before
deciding to retire. This means that Bayern from now on have to start looking for a replacement for Lewandowski, it is rumored that there is
a possibility that Christopher Nkunku will be Bayern's target to replace Lewandowski. Moreover, Nkunku's performance with Leipzig has been
quite good this season.
