Pini Zahavi, Robert Lewandowski’s agent, lashes out at Hasan Salihamidzic in an interview. The sporting director of Bayern Munich stated that Zahavi is running the head of Lewandowski and also accuses the 78-year-old agent of having provided information about the contract negotiations with of the Rekordmeister has leaked to the outside world. Zahavi felt called upon to come up with her own statement.
Lewandowski recently announced his intention to leave Bayern next summer. The striker has in mind a transfer to Barcelona, but for now the German club does not want to let him go. It led to mud-slinging between Salihamidzic and Pinavi. “Actually, I didn’t want to make these statements publicly because I have a lot of respect for this historic club (Bayern Munich, ed.), but it is impossible for me not to respond to the statements of Hasan Salihamidzic,” reads the response from Zahavi. Salihamidzic stated that Bayern Lewandowski did indeed make a contract offer until 2023, but this is denied by Zahavi. “The fact is that Robert wants to leave Bayern after eight years in which he has given everything for the club. Now, at almost 34 years old, he has the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream and move to the club where he lives. always dreamed of. Why would Bayern want to take this opportunity away from him?” Zahavi wonders aloud.
Lewandowski’s agent then cites an anecdote from last year. “I met Oliver Kahn (Managing Director, ed.), Hasan Salihamidzic and Marco Neppe (Technical Director, ed.). I said to them: How do you feel about Robert Lewandowski’s contract extension? Then there was silence. No yes, no or a maybe, just no response at all. Towards the end of the meeting I said: Then sell it next summer. But said said: ‘We don’t really want to sell it, but if we get an offer of 120 million euros, then we can talk’. That’s about the amount Haaland would have cost to sign in the summer, including all fees, Zahavi says.
The agent says that Haaland plays a major role in his client’s wish to leave. “Lewandowski is a very intelligent person, not just the best striker in the world. He knows exactly what Bayern were up to. So Robert knew all along that Bayern wanted to replace him with Haaland.” CEO Kahn recently made it clear in clear language that Lewandowski must respect his contract. However, Zahavi hopes that the supervisory board will reconsider a departure from the Polish goal-scoring machine. “Of course they can keep Robert for another year,” said the agent. “He has a contract until 2023, but I wouldn’t recommend that. For Robert Lewandowski, Bayern is history.”