It’s become clear in recent months that Robert Lewandowski wants to sign for Real Madrid. What’s more, the club have chosen him as their galáctico signing for next season. Bayern, unsurprisingly, are keen to tie him up to a new long-term contract. His current deal expires in 2019.
The next steps for the Polish striker and his agent Cezary Kucharski are clear. 1st they’ll sit down with Bayern President Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to negotiate what could very likely be the biggest contract of his career. Well aware of Bayern’s eagerness to keep him, the player and his agent will demand €18 million per season (his current contract pays him €10 million), the figure he’d expect to be paid at Real Madrid.
Bayern would, in return for such a high salary, omit a release clause from the contract, fearful that another club might go for broke and prise him away. Lewandowski’s current contract doesn’t feature a release clause which is why Madrid are being forced to negotiate.
The fact that the 2 parties will sit down to talk doesn’t mean that Real Madrid are out of the equation, however. Lewandowski wants to play at the Bernabéu, and his contract renegotiation with Bayern is simply a way of getting there. But, if his move to the Spanish capital falls through, he will at least have his future secured. [AS]