Lewandowski Uncertain About His Future At Bayern
Polish forward, Robert Lewandowski has revealed that his ambition is to play for an English club,and insists no deal has been struck for him to leave Borussia Dortmund for Bayern Munich next summer.
The striker will face England at Wembley on Tuesday and is potentially
the greatest threat between Roy Hodgson and the victory required to confirm England’s chance at Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Lewandowski scored 10 goals in the Champions league last season,including 4 in one match against Real Madrid to help Borussia Dortmund reach the final.
Lewandowski has piqued interest in Bayern Munich,Manchester United, Manchester City,Real Madrid and Chelsea, as the 25-year-old’s contract with Dortmund expires next year.
Lewandowski has however,said that his future remains unresolved and that he retains an ambition to play in England at some stage of his career.
He said,“I will be able to sign a contract [with any club] in January, but I have never said that I will sign a contract with Bayern. It was a misunderstanding. It is true I had an opportunity to speak with Sir Alex Ferguson [last year], but we didn’t mention the transfer.
“One day I would like to play in Premier League. It would be a great experience.”
United’s interest in Lewandowski has waned since Ferguson was replaced by David Moyes as manager at the end of last season, while City’s interest did not progress following an inquiry to Dortmund about his availability this summer.
Bayern’s long-term pursuit of the player is expected to result in Lewandowski moving to the Allianz Arena at the end of this season, Pep Guardiola has however said that he doesn’t need Lewandowski in his squad.
Lewandowski admits, however, that he rejected the chance to move to England three years ago when Sam Allardyce attempted to secure a deal with Lech Poznan for a £3 million transfer to Blackburn.
“There was a proposal from Blackburn,I even spoke with the former manager [Sam Allardyce]. In the end, I decided that Dortmund gave me a better chance of development as a footballer.”
Regarding Poland’s match against England on Tuesday though Poland lost 1-1 to Ukraine on friday, ending Polish hopes of qualification, Lewandowski admits that England’s strength makes them favourites for victory.
“But we know all about this England team and the whole team is very dangerous. As always, we will have to watch out for Wayne Rooney. It’s not only the task for defenders, but for the whole team, and it will be a very hard match.
“We won’t be favourites and we don’t stand a chance of going through, but we want to go to Wembley and at least allow our supporters a little fun. I don’t know why we have good players at top clubs but we don’t have a team who can play ruthless football and kill teams off. In qualification, victories and points are the most important things, not the style of play.”
