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Bayern Munich chief Salihamidzic warns Barcelona off Lewandowski

Bayern Munich are fighting to keep hold of Barcelona target Robert Lewandowski.

The Bavarian club intend to renew the 33-year-old's contract in the hope that he commits his future to the Bundesliga champions.

"Lewandowski leaving this summer is not an option," Bayern's sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, said in an interview on Sky Deutschland.

"He has a contract until 2023. We will have some talks soon and we will see how they develop and how to act afterwards. We want him to stay."

In this sense, Salihamidzic was on the same page as Lewandowski, who hours before had already warned of the meeting that is scheduled between the two parties to discuss the issue of his continuity in Munich.

"We have the best player in the world and we want him to stay here," Salihamidzic added.

"We are proud of him and we are very fond of him.

"We haven't negotiated with him yet, but we will."

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