Barcelona face massive roadblock in Robert Lewandowski pursuit

Barcelona’s pursuit of Robert Lewandowski has hit a massive roadblock as Bayern Munich have informed the striker’s camp that they have no intention of selling him in the summer.

This update comes from Sport BILD after a meeting was held between the club officials and the striker’s agent.

Indeed, Bayern Munich directors Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic met with Pini Zahavi on Thursday afternoon to hold discussions over the future of Lewandowski. The 33-year-old is entering the last year of his contract with Die Roten and is believed to be keen on leaving.

However, in a meeting that is understood have run longer than two hours, the German champions made it clear in no uncertain terms that they will not be selling the Poland international at any cost.

More meetings will be held between the two parties to discuss a potential new contract for the veteran centre-forward. In case, terms over a new deal are not agreed upon, Bayern will still continue to keep hold of Lewandowski until 2023 when he can leave on a free transfer.

This development comes as a major blow for Barça, who had met with Pini Zahavi on Wednesday to discuss a possible move.

During the meeting, the Catalans informed Zahavi that they would offer Lewandowski a two-year deal with an option of an additional year. They had also told that they would pay €30-35 million in transfer fees and wanted the forward to put pressure to leave.

It was further claimed that an agreement over personal terms between the ace goalscorer and Barça was good as done. But, Bayern Munich’s stance has now presented the Blaugrana with a major headache.

The report adds that no final decisions have been made yet and more meetings will be held between Bayern officials and Zahavi. But it remains to be seen if the Bavarians are willing to change their stance on the matter.