Robert Lewandowski is being backed by Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to challenge the Bundesliga goal record of Gerd Muller that was expected to stand for “eternity”.
Only the legendary former Germany international has recorded 40 efforts across a single season in the German top-flight.
Muller achieved that feat back in 1971-72, two years before he would become a World Cup winner.
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Lewandowski has already bettered the mark of 15 goals hit through 11 games by an iconic predecessor in Bavaria, with his tally for 2018-19 taken to 16 with a brace against Borussia Dortmund.