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Not like Cristiano Ronaldo: Why does Robert Lewandowski insist on Barcelona instead of Premier League's Chelsea?

Romelu Lukaku's successor, according to Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, would be Poland international Robert Lewandowski. However, the veteran doesn't seem so keen to move to the Premier League and is pushing for a Barcelona switch. Here, find out the reason why.

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By martina alcheva

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern
© Leonhard Simon/Getty ImagesRobert Lewandowski of Bayern

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski is allegedly being sought as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku by Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.With only one year left on his contract in Bavaria, it seems that Tuchel wants to keep the Blues in the race if a trade can be done this summer, according to ESPN.

The report claims that it’s possible that a lot of this hinges on the club’s ability to get rid of Lukaku, who is expected to return to Interon loan.A€10m-loan agreement with the Serie A side might still be done despite the Stamford Bridge outfit’soriginal €20m-€25m asking price being drastically lowered.

For the sake of a fresh challenge in the last few years of his career, the striker has stated his wish to leave the Bundesligathis transfer window. Barcelona have been strongly connected with the 33-year-old, but the Catalans’ financial problems are reported to be posing problems in any prospective trade at this time.

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Why Robert Lewandowski doesn’t wantPremer League move

This summer, Chelsea are also unlikely to acquireRobert Lewandowski , his former agent claims.It’s improbablethat the Polewould transfer to the Premier League since the ex-member of his entourage, Cezary Kucharski, claims that the striker is ‘afraid’of making the move there.

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Kucharski was questioned by SPORT1 about Bayernveteran’s possible transferto England during the transfer window, and he responded as follows:“I always heard Robert give a childish explanation that it rains so much in England. But I think the real reason was that he didn’t think he could be as efficient as in Germany. Robert was really afraid of that.”

Where will Lewandowski play next season?

The 33-year-old now looks closer to play for Barca next season, even though hte Bundesliga championshavereportedly rejected a €32 million transfer proposal. It seems thatthe Catalan outfitarebracing for a change of heart with Bayern’s soon-to-beacquisition of Sadio Mane.

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For a little over €30 million, Julian Nagelsmann’s squadmight authorize the transfer of the Senegalese, allowing the Polish antional captainto leave Allianz Arena and begin a new chapter at Camp Nou on a dealvalued €27million over three years, with an average annual salary of €9million.

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