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 The striker still has a year left on 

his contract at the Allianz Arena, but

 speculation is mounting that he could

 depart at the end of the season

The most revealing scene in Bayern

 Munich's Amazon documentary did 

not occur on the training pitch or in 

the dressing room.

It took place in an office at the club's 

headquarters and featured sporting 

director Hasan Salihamidzic, CEO 

Oliver Kahn and technical director Marco

 Neppe discussing Robert Lewandowski's 

contract.

"We want to extend it," Salihamidzic 

says in 'FC Bayern – Behind the Legend'. "

But now it's about the length of the 

deal, because we have the rule that 

we only give one-year contracts 

to players over 31.

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"So, in this case, it's not so easy."

That is as true now as it was last 

when the documentary was released 

last November.

With just over a year left on his current

 contract, Lewandowski is no closer 

to signing a renewal.

Spanish outlet Sport even reported last

 month that the striker had agreed to 

join Barcelona this summer, with the 

Blaugrana said to have promised to 

give him a four-year deal, and pay 

Bayern up to €60 million (£50m/$66m)

 for his services.

However, without even getting into 

whether the Catalans are really in a position

 to put together such a package, GOAL

 understands that Lewandowski has 

not yet made any decision on his future.

Indeed, his agent, Pini Zahavi, has 

not even opened talks with Bayern about

 an extension. Of course, that in itself 

is a cause for concern among many 

Bayern supporters.

Club legend Lothar Matthaus is furious 

that the situation remains unresolved just 

over a year before Lewandowski's current

 contract expires, believing that Bayern

 are botching this whole operation.

"If you haven't contacted Lewandowski's side

 up to now, I find that disrespectful," Matthaus

 told Sport Bild. "That would have been 

unthinkable under Uli Hoeness or Kalle 

Rummenigge.

"Bayern can count themselves lucky 

that Robert Lewandowski has such a 

great character and is a complete professional.

"I am surprised that nothing is progressing

. You shouldn't put everything in the drawer

 and then just wait and see."

Certainly, the longer the situation drags 

on, the more likely it is that no agreement

 will be reached.

Paulo Dybala's imminent Juventus exit 

is a perfect case in point. Of course, 

the Bianconeri were right to re-consider

 re-signing the Argentine attacker, who 

has been plagued by injuries and inconsistency

 in recent years, but in the end could 

not come to an agreement.

However, it would be far more surprising 

if Bayern were to decide that they would 

be better off without the most reliable 

goalscorer in world football over

 the past three years.

Indeed, Steffen Effenberg recently 

wrote in T-Online, "If Bayern don't try to 

extend Lewandowski's contract, it 

will be the worst decision in the club's

 history."

However, the Bavarians continue to 

insist that while there is no rush to 

renew, they remain determined to 

hold on to Lewandowski.

Club president Herbert Hainer has 

even said that he would like to see the 

Poland international end his career at 

the Allianz Arena, which is why it is now

 believed that Bayern are willing to 

break their over-31s contract rule 

to keep Lewandowski beyond 2023.

Remember, Thomas Muller and Manuel 

Neuer are in the exact same position, 

meaning it would be far easier for the 

Bavarians to justify changing their policy

 for three hugely popular players 

rather than making an exception

 just for one.

Kahn, for his part, has also said that 

he is "relaxed" about the Lewandowski 

situation, claiming that the club will 

not be put under pressure by external

 forces.

Still, it is not a good sign that when

 Salihamidzic recently said Bayern

 were doing all they could to keep 

Lewandowski  and ruled out the 

centre-forward leaving this summer, 

the player replied, "It's the first I'm

 hearing about it."

It suggests some agitation on the

 Pole's part in relation to Bayern's 

approach to these negotiations – 

or lack thereof.

The impasse certainly has not 

affected his form, though.

He has scored 45 times in just 

38 appearances in all competitions

 this season, as well as firing Poland 

to the World Cup.His long overdue 

Ballon d'Or may finally arrive later this year.

His value, then, would be difficult 

to overstate at this point in time, 

but it is not difficult to understand why

 Bayern might be reluctant to put 

themselves in financial peril just 

to hold on to Lewandowski.