The agent of Robert Lewandowksi appears to have dashed Sir Alex Ferguson's hopes of signing the Borussia Dortmund striker in the close season by stating he is interested in playing in the Premier League in the future but that is not "this summer".
Lewandowski has a year remaining on his contract at Dortmund, with Ferguson admitting he is an admirer and would like to add him to his Manchester United squad.
Yet asked if the 24-year-old would like to play in the Premier League, Malik Barthel said: "I can tell you only one thing - Robert is interested in the future coming to the Premier League. The Premier League is very interesting for Robert. How long is the future, I cannot say to you. I think this summer is not the future."
Lewandowksi's team-mate, Mario Gotze, will sign for Bayern Munich at the end of the season, and reports in Germany last week claimed the Polish forward has already agreed to join him. This followed Lewandowski scoring all four goals in the 4-1 defeat of Real Madrid in last week's opening Champions League semi-final leg at the Westfalstadion.
The report was denied by Bayern, which said the club "has no contract with Robert Lewandowski" while Dortmund insist Lewandowski is not for sale and that they are prepared to run down his contract.
At the weekend Ferguson said: "If the right player comes along you have to be prepared to make a move. I can find room for anybody here as long as they have the required quality. I am not sure Lewandowski will be sold to Bayern now. The Dortmund fans are not going to be happy and I don't think they will sell to their main rivals. I think they will either let his contract run out, or sell him somewhere else."
Via: SV Sandhausen - FC Ingolstadt 04 - German 2. Bundesliga
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