He’s 33 years old, and has a contract with his club until 2023. But, the talks about his future are already under way. What’s the rush? He is on the wrong side of the thirties, and this season is not over yet. But, it’s not any normal footballer, it’s Robert Lewandowski, and with him, the age suddenly doesn’t look so important anymore, and the contract deal is suddenly of enormous importance. And his club, Bayern Munich is known for keeping their star players around for a long time, giving them bigger salaries and not allowing them to leave as free agents. Well, this last one is not so true anymore, as the Bavarians allowed three players in the last two seasons to leave on a free transfer (Alaba, Boateng, Sule), unable to cope with their financial demands, mainly due to Covid pandemic. Anyway, for a player like Lewandowski, they already have plans, even thou they didn’t told anything to the player himself.Super sub Sane seals Bayern winSpeaking for the Sky Sport Germany recently, Bayern’s sporting director Hasan ’Brazzo’ Salihamidzic quickly shoot down any chances of letting the Pole leave the club, even if a good offer (around 6.3 billion Ksh) came by.„No, Lewa is of course a very, very important part of our team. He is on his way to firing us to titles again, so that’s out of the question. Of course, we will do everything possible to keep him” said Brazzo.Lewandowski: My achievements speak for themselves; it’s boring to play football without pressureAnd that’s all fine and expected. After all, an option to sell Lewandowski and buy a new and younger rising star Erlin Haaland was often speculated in the media, but former and current Bayern brass was quick to deny such stories, obviously believing that the Pole is way better, even at the age of 33. But nobody asked Lewandowski what he thinks about all of this.„I’m hearing that for the first time. I’m calm. I know that, with my experience and at my age, I have to stay calm. It’s important for me to focus on my game. I know what football looks like and how everything works. The contract issue is a background issue. What’s important to me is what happens in the game next week” he said, as quoted by Spox.(1.75) UNION BERLIN (3.60) ST. PAULI (4.90)So far, Lewandowski has scored 28 times in just 24 league games along with nine in seven in the Champions League, so for him, it will be another great season in Bundesliga. Off course, he must be aware of his club’s wishes to keep him beyond 2023, and he knows that extension must happen in May 2022, in order to avoid another free agent walkaway situations (he would be free to negotiate come January 1st 2023), so his quotes are just clever, not necessarily true. Every time he came near the contract extensions, there was always some sort of ’fuss’ around him, which ended with his bigger wage. That might be the case again now, unless he and his wife decide that before his last big contract, he wants to play somewhere else, try something different. Like Spain for example.
