"Lewandowski will stay as long as possible here" - Bayern new coach Niko Kovac

Kovac told reporters that the striker still has a lot of goals to score for his current club side, stating that the star striker has a contract with the club.

Here’s what Kovac told SkySports Germany:

“There’s nothing new with Robert, it’s clear that he will not leave this club because we have a top striker and we certainly do not want to relinquish him or give him away,”

“We want to achieve a lot with him. He is a great footballer, who has achieved a lot in the Bundesliga, scored many goals and now in the new season certainly will score many goals.”

He, however, acknowledged the striker’s desire to leave but made it obvious that as long as he (Kovac) had any say in it, the 29-year-old would remain in Bayern.

“It’s true that Robert toys with going elsewhere. Only [he has] one thing he likes, the other is what we like to do,” the former Eintracht Frankfurt coach said.

“Robert has a contract - I do not know how long - and he will certainly stay as long as possible here.”