Losing Lewandowski would be a major blow

The Germany Bundesliga is one interesting competition in many ways. One of those fascinating facets of the league is how easily and cheaply players switch clubs.
Many a time, a star player at Borrusia Dortmund will announce his intention to join Bayern Munich mid-way through the season as was the case with Mats Hummels and Mario Gotze a few years back. During the January transfer window, Schalke 04 and Bayern reached an agreement that will see the former’s Leon Goretzka switch to their league rivals in July.
This has also happened for coaches over the years. Okay, there is provision that allows players to negotiate deals elsewhere while heading into the final six months of their contracts.

Wrong moves?
However, doesn’t it feel wrong or at least depleting of the rivalries if they still exist? Can’t these deals wait unless the player is moving to another country? You know the answers.
This is something that Bayern themselves are facing right now in regard to Robert Lewandowski .
The Polish striker, 29, is under contract until 2021 and has scored 32 goals this season for the treble-seeking Bayern.
Last month, he hired agent Pini Zahavi, renewing speculation that he could be preparing his exit after having joined Bayern on a free transfer from Dortmund in 2014.
Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Bayern’s top scorer, and Real Madrid and Chelsea are also long-standing admirers of the Poland captain.
And it’s possible to reap a huge transfer fee for him even at his age. Club chief executive officer Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stated that Lewandowski will definitely remain with the club next season.
In this day and age, his words aren’t the only truth but it would catastrophic to even think of selling him.
First, strikers of that quality are hard to find these days as the games has mutated into scoring wide players like Lionel Messi, Mohammed Salah and Cristiano among others.
While the game still has room for Mauro Icardi, Ciro Immobile, you seem safer with Salah. Lewandowski is at par with the aforementioned trio.
“Robert is an extremely important member of our team and, perhaps, the best striker in Europe,” affirmed Rummenigge.

Still an asset
Also, Bayern would have shown an undesired sign of weakness if they lost Lewandowski to anyone while they still want and need him. Giant clubs never do that.
Why would they even sell? Bayern aren’t cash-strapped and five years without European glory must feel like eternity already.
Retaining Lewandowski means one of the core building stones stays intact for the next few years.

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