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Bayern Chief Declares Lewandowski Will Stay Despite Real Madrid Links & Heynckes Handshake Snub

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has assured fans that Robert Lewandowski will not be sold this summer.

Speculation has followed the Poland international about all season after he spoke out about the club's transfer policy to Rummenigge's displeasure at the time, and it is refusing to go away as the summer transfer window draws nearer.

The plot thickened at the weekend as the 29-year-old was substituted early in the second half by manager Jupp Heynckes, with Lewandowski refusing to shake the 72-year-old's hand in a notable display of frustration and disrespect.

The striker headed straight for the bench and cut an irked figure for the remainder of the match against Koln, but Rummenigge has move to play down the altercation.