Back to the International Newsfeed

Elber: Lewandowski needs to have his mind on Bayern Munich

Former Bayern Munich forward Giovane Elber says Robert Lewandowski needs to put his focus back on Bayern Munich rather than thinking about a potential exit from the German club.

Lewandowski scored 29 goals last season in Bundesliga play, one shy of his record 30 tallied in both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. His five goals in the Champions League, however, didn't reach the highs of previous campaigns, and Elber attributes the slide to the distraction of constant links with Real Madrid and other clubs outside Germany.

"This isn’t good, like what happened last season with his agent always talking about how he could leave, he could go to Madrid, he could go I don’t know where.