{"id":4246,"date":"2013-05-26T13:24:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T13:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/madrid-killer-lewandowski-may-leave-dortmund\/"},"modified":"2013-05-26T13:24:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T13:24:50","slug":"madrid-killer-lewandowski-may-leave-dortmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/madrid-killer-lewandowski-may-leave-dortmund\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid killer Lewandowski may leave Dortmund"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski was on the losing side in the Champions League final but the Poland star is set to leave next month — possibly to European champions Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old’s Dortmund contract expires in June 2014 but it looks increasingly doubtful he will see his deal out and his advisor Maik Barthel has said Lewandowski will leave in June.<\/p>\n

His four goals in the 4-1 semi-final, first-leg win at home to Real Madrid underlined both his lethal finishing and his status as a target for Europe’s top clubs.<\/p>\n

He had his chances in Saturday’s Wembley final before Dutch winger Arjen Robben’s 89th-minute match-winner gave Bayern their fifth European title after losing both the 2010 and 2012 European finals.<\/p>\n

With 14 minutes gone, Lewandowski forced Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to tip the ball over the bar with a shot from 25-yards, then on 34 minutes he slipped his marker, but got his shot away too late. <\/p>\n

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Dortmund Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski in a finger count of goals shot past Madrid<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Interestingly, it was defensive midfielder Ilkay Gundogan who fired home the 68th-miute penalty, rather than regular spot-kick taker Lewandowski, which put Dortmund level before Robben struck.<\/p>\n

But Lewandowski’s future at Borussia is far from clear after Barthel told Sport Bild last month there is “an agreement with a club” with the Poland star also linked to Manchester United and Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Lewandowski’s manager Cezary Kucharski has told Polish television that the forward will soon “play at a bigger club”, but Bayern have denied there is any deal in place, despite numerous reports to the contrary.<\/p>\n

Curiously, both Kucharski and Barthel are reported to have been invited to Bayern’s post-final celebration party in London.<\/p>\n

With Dortmund star midfielder Mario Goetze, who missed the final with a hamstring injury, joining Bayern, the Bavarian giants will rip the heart out of Dortmund’s attack if Lewandowski joins them too.<\/p>\n

While Goetze’s Dortmund contract had a release clause, allowing him to leave for 37 million euros ($ 48.2 million, \u00a332 million), Lewandowski’s contract has no such condition.<\/p>\n

In the event of his departure, Dortmund will have their work cut out to find a replacement, but Borussia are reported to be in talks with Porto’s Colombia striker Jackson Martinez.<\/p>\n

Lewandowski’s haul this season includes 24 goals in 34 Bundesliga games, including a run of 12 goals in 12 games, setting a new club record, and he scored 10 goals in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

A footballing nomad, Lewandowski has already played for five clubs, working his way up from Polish fifth-tier side Delta Warsaw in 2004.<\/p>\n

He proved his goal-scoring mettle at first division Lech Poznan in 2008-09 with a table-topping 20 goals, then 18 in 2009-2010 as Lech won their first title in 17 years.<\/p>\n

In June 2010 he signed a four-year deal with Dortmund for a Polish record fee of 4.5 million euros.<\/p>\n

After a first season in the shadow of Paraguay’s Lucas Barrios, he took his chance when injury ruled the latter out and the nickname “Lewangoalski” was born.<\/p>\n

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