One player persistently linked with Chelsea this summer is Robert Lewandowski. The striker, though, has always fancied a move to Real Madrid, but Bayern Munich have always maintained that the Poland star is going nowhere.
The Bundesliga champions have once again re-iterated their stance. New coach Niko Kovac admits that Lewandowski “toys with going elsewhere” but that counts for little when the club are determined to keep him.
Borussia Dortmund have also been linked with a potential reunion with Lewandowski. Hans-Joachim Watzke said they would be willing to spend €100million to bring back the forward but it would appear the CEO’s stream is going squarely into the wind with that one.
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Harry Maguire is keen to join Manchester United – the Leicester defender won’t force a move.David Luiz wants to stay at Chelsea under Maurizio Sarri as manager…AC Milan will offer Antonio Conte a £5.5m-a-year deal to replace Gennaro Gattuso…Napoli want Matteo Darmian on loan with an option to buy…Aston Villa have made a loan bid for Liverpool’s Ben Woodburn…Olivier Giroud plans to fight for his place at Chelsea despite interest from Marseille…Middlesbrough striker Patrick Bamford is having a medical at Leeds on Monday…Fulham are closing in on a deal to sign Alfie Mawson from Swansea.