Over the past eight years, the Polish striker has served as the German giants’ talisman, but he may soon move away from the Allianz Arena.
Robert Lewandowski is not present in any of the advertising materials that go along with Bayern Munich’s announcement that their cooperation with Konami has been extended.
Since 2019, the Bundesliga champions have partnered with Tokyo-based video game developers, giving them exclusive access to the team’s legends and players. This agreement has since been extended.
However, it is impossible to ignore the fact that while players like Thomas Muller, Alphonso Davies, and Serge Gnabry prominently appear in the posts created in collaboration with the creators of the eFootball series, Polish striker Lewandowski is an obvious omission as concerns about his future at the Allianz Arena continue.
Watch Lewandowski-less Bayern-Konami video
FC Bayern und KONAMI verlängern Partnerschaft 🤝⚽🎮
🔗 https://t.co/yhfAwJ7hbk #FCBayern #efootball #setfootballfree pic.twitter.com/yXnIro08q0
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) June 29, 2022
Andreas Jung, Bayern’s board member for marketing, has told the club’s official website of another deal being done away from the field: “The partnership with KONAMI is of great importance to us because this market is booming and is particularly popular with the young fans.
“We love football and this collaboration offers the ideal opportunity to play the game virtually with our fans around the world and connect everyone in this way.
“KONAMI translates as ‘small wave’ – and we have already been able to create a big wave together in the first years of our partnership. We want to continue surfing it. We are looking forward to the future.”
Is Lewandowski leaving Bayern Munich?
If Robert Lewandowski leaves Bayern, where should he go? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/L5dRvXQ4jw
— GOAL (@goal) April 5, 2022
The 33-year-old striker has been making no secret of his desire to take on a new challenge outside of Munich this summer.
He has plundered 344 goals through 375 appearances for Bayern, helping them to eight Bundesliga titles and a Champions League crown, but is eager to experience life elsewhere before hanging up his boots.
Lewandowski has informed his current employers of his transfer wishes, but no exit has been sanctioned as yet.
La Liga giants Barcelona are considered to be leading the race for the Poland international’s signature, but funds are in short supply at Camp Nou.
Speculation appears set to rage on for some time yet, with leading clubs from England and France also keeping a close eye on developments when it comes to a two-time winner of the FIFA Best award.
