Bayern Munich have doubled down by again telling Robert Lewandowski that he cannot leave before his contract expires next year.
The 33-year-old Poland star has been linked with a transfer to Barcelona, but Bayern insist Lewandowski must fulfil his contract which runs out in June 2023.
Media reports suggest Barcelona want to pay 32 million euros ($34 million) for the two-time FIFA best male player of the year.
"A contract is a contract," Bayern president Herbert Hainer said recently.
"Where are we going if a player can end a contract early?"
However, the striker upped the ante again earlier this week by saying "I'm leaving because I want more emotion in my life" on a Polish podcast.
Without naming them, Lewandowski claimed senior club bosses "did not want to listen to me to the end. Something in me went out. It's impossible to ignore".
