Robert Lewandowski reveals why he wanted to leave Bayern Munich

It’s not a secret that Robert Lewandowski wanted to leave Bayern Munich. After failing to fulfill his Champions League ambitions and being blamed for disappearing in big matches, Lewandowski had no wish to go on. Frustrating World Cup early exit seemed to be a breaking point for him. In an exclusive interview with Sport Bild, the Bundesliga top scorer opened up and and revealed the reason he wanted to quit the club. “In April, May, almost everyone shot me. I felt no protection from the club. I felt alone. I scored no goals in two or three important games and suddenly everyone was thinking: ‘Free shots at Lewandowski!’ I did not see anyone who was behind me at the time. Nobody was behind me, neither [Karl-Heinz Rummenigge or Uli Hoeness] defended me. “I felt I had just spent a season at Bayern and had zero credit from the club. That’s why I thought about a move.” In 2017/18 e was subject to heavy criticism for his poor performances in the big games and was fully abandoned. However, he now seems to be fully committed to Bayern and has no thoughts of a move abroad. “Now, I’m back at Bayern with my whole heart. I noticed here in Munich how the fans are behind me and I realize that they still want me. I would never go on a strike or mess with the club. I’m not wasting any thoughts about moving away anymore.”

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