Blow to Chelsea and United as Lewandowski agrees personal terms with new club

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By Robert Nyanja | Mar 20, 2018
Robert Lewandowski set to force his way out of Bayern Munich [Photo: Courtesy]

Robert Lewandowski is set to force his way out of Bayern Munich in the summer.

The Poland international is desperate for a new challenge and hired super-agent Pini Zahavi who has met with potential clubs in the recent months.

Manchester United and Chelsea are reported to be interested in adding the striker in their squads but his agent met with Jose Angel Sanchez and agreed with the Real Madrid terms.

Manchester United and Chelsea are also interested in Lewandowski [Photo: Courtesy]

According to Mundo Deportivo, the 29-year-old will sign a two-year contract, picking up a healthy wage bump with the option of extending the deal for a further year.

Despite agreeing personal terms with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich are still resistance to any transfer talk involving their star goal scorer.

The Bayern forward is still under contract at the club until the summer of 2021 and will have to persuade the Bundesliga giants to let him leave in the summer.

Real Madrid have now taken a significant step towards winning the race for Lewandowski [Photo: Courtesy]

Lewandowski who has won five German league title five times in his eight years in Germany has scored 142 goals in just 184 appearances for Bayern Munich.

The Polish skipper is attracted by the fact that he will be spearheading Real Madrid’s attack force if he signs since the current striker Karim Benzema is set to be sold by the Spanish giants after awful season.

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