Barcelona will need to improve their offer to sign Robert Lewandowski, with Bayern Munich reportedly knocking back their second bid.
According to a report by Spanish publication SPORT, Barcelona’s second proposal for Robert Lewandowski has not been successful. Bayern Munich rejected the €32 million-plus €5 million bid and will seek a guaranteed €40 million to sell the veteran striker in the summer transfer window.
Robert Lewandowski has been involved in the murkiest transfer saga of the summer before the transfer window has even opened. The Polish international is desperate to leave Bayern Munich after eight trophy-laden seasons at the Allianz Arena as he wants to embark on a new adventure.
The 33-year-old has an eye-watering tally of 344 goals and 72 assists in 374 appearances for Bayern Munich. But while he wants to leave, the Bavarian giants are defiant and want to keep him at the club against his wishes beyond the summer transfer window. Lewandowski’s preferred destination is Barcelona, with the Blaugrana classifying him as their priority target.
Bayern Munich rejected Barcelona’s opening offer last month, but the Catalan giants remain keen on signing Lewandowski this summer. Xavi Hernandez will continue his squad rebuild in the upcoming transfer window, with Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie expected to be the first two reinforcements.
Barcelona will then turn towards Lewandowski to bolster the offensive unit, especially with Martin Braithwaite expected to depart from Camp Nou to seek regular game-time elsewhere. Braithwaite’s exit will leave Xavi with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the only natural striker at his disposal.
Lewandowski is admittedly keen on leaving Bayern Munich after insisting that his time at Allianz Arena is over. But the Bundesliga champions have rejected Barcelona’s latest contract offer, with a base fee of €32 million and €5 million in add-ons not sufficient to convince them to make peace with letting the 33-year-old go.
Bayern Munich will demand at least €40 million in guaranteed transfer fees, which Barcelona might not be open to shelling out. It will be interesting to see if the impasse between Bayern and Barcelona ends anytime soon. If not, clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United might fancy their chances of prising the Pole away from the Allianz Arena this summer.