Kahn: Lewandowski will see out his contract as he received a new offer

Oliver Kahn

, the

chief, emphasized that

Robert Lewandowski

was given a contract proposal and is not allowed to depart. The player’s deal is yet to expire and reports claim that the club might sell the striker before the start of the next season to prevent him from leaving on a free transfer.

The Poland international, who met the back of the net 110 times in the last three Bundesliga seasons, has asked to depart and following their last game that came against Wolfsburg, he said he did not get a new contract.

However, Kahn denied that is true, telling Welt:

"We submitted a concrete offer to his agent, otherwise we wouldn't have said that."

Quizzed what fee is needed for Bayern to grant an exit for the player, Kahn was defiant.

"This isn't a question for us. Robert Lewandowski has a contract until 2023 and he will fulfil it,"

he said. 

"I cannot say how Uli [Hoeness] or Karl-Heinz [Rummenigge] would have acted. When I started here, I was aware that the bar was set very high and that there would be situations where the past would always be brought up. 

"Every situation is different and I act as I believe is right." 

He added:

"Bayern is not and will not become a development club. Bayern are still a big force. There are many players who would die to play for us. 

"A development club is forced to sell players every now and then. That's not us. We want to keep our top players for as long as possible.

"That's why we renewed [Joshua] Kimmich, [Leon] Goretzka, [Kingsley] Coman and [Thomas] Muller this season. Jamal Musiala is also key for the future." 

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