Since joining Bayern in 2014, the Pole has scored 343 times in 373 appearances, becoming him the club’s second-highest scorer behind Gerd Muller.
Salihamidzic told Sky Germany, “He informed me that he did not want to accept our offer to prolong the contract and that we would prefer to go.”
“He stated that he wants to try something different.”
Lewandowski’s contract expires in the summer of 2023, but he has been linked with a move abroad, including to Barcelona.
Salihamidzic, on the other hand, claimed that the striker, who is the Bundesliga’s second-highest goal scorer behind Muller and has won the previous two Fifa men’s player of the year awards, would not be allowed to depart.
He stated, “Our viewpoint has not changed.” “He is under contract through June 30, 2023.”
Lewandowski has won the Bundesliga in all eight seasons since joining Bayern from Borussia Dortmund, as well as the Champions League in 2019-20.
With 43 goals in 34 games last season, Lewandowski eclipsed Muller’s 49-year record for most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year.
Going into Bayern’s final Bundesliga game of the season, away to Wolfsburg on Saturday, he has 49 goals in 45 games in all competitions.
