Robert Lewandowski wants out. Bayern Munich wants him to play out his contract. It all adds up to another major summer soap opera involving a world-class talent.
It’s not often that the reigning world player of the year is a consolation prize.
With Erling Haaland off to Manchester City and Kylian Mbappé due to announce his future plans—stay at PSG or head to Real Madrid on a free transfer, with the latter reportedly imminent—prior to joining France’s national team later this month, the two biggest transfer sagas of the summer should be sorted before the spring ends.