Bayern Munich’s sports director Hasan Salihamidzic has ex-scorer Robert Lewandowski, who switched to FC Barcelona with a lot of fanfare for a fee of 45 million euros plus up to five million euros in bonus payments. The world footballer had previously accused “some people” at Bayern Munich of lying afterwards.
“I can’t understand it at all. My father taught me that when you leave, you never close the door with your butt. Robert is well on the way to doing just that,” Brazzo raged on Bild-TV in the “Bayern Insider” program, which will be broadcast on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
He was responding to an interview with ESPN by two-time world footballer Lewandowski. The 33-year-old accused FC Bayern of lying in relation to the alleged FCB courtship of Dortmund’s Erling Haaland. “Some people” would not have “told him the truth” in this context and later told him “bullshit” about him. In the end, Haaland switched to England’s champions Manchester City.
He “didn’t want to talk about what exactly happened,” said Lewandowski and assured him that he would have had no problem if Haaland had actually come to Bayern. However, he indicated that the people of Munich would not have poured him pure wine about their plans. In those situations, “which aren’t good for me, the truth is important,” he said. “For me it’s always important to stay true to the truth and for some people that was a problem.”
However, the Polish national striker himself forced his departure despite a contract in Munich that runs until 2023. Which met with explicit approval from Barca President Joan Laporta. Salihamidzic announced: “We will definitely talk to Joan Laporta about it the next time we see each other.”
He now feels in good hands at Barcelona, said Lewandowski. What had happened in the past few weeks also had a lot to do with “politics” at Bayern, he vaguely claimed. The club was looking for reasons to sell him “before it became too difficult to explain this to the fans”. He accepted this, even if “a lot of bullshit” was said about him.
“I had a very good relationship with my teammates, with the staff and with the coach,” said Lewandowski: “These are all things that I will miss because I had a great time there. And we weren’t just friends on the Place but also beyond. But ultimately this chapter is over and I’m starting a new chapter in my life and in my career.”
Lewandowski and his advisor Pini Zahavi had provoked a change after the apparently failed talks about further cooperation. After eight years at Bayern, he finally switched to Barcelona for 45 million euros plus 5 million euros in bonuses.
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