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Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Robert Lewandowski sent brutal message by Bayern Munich after secret Xavi meeting emerges

Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has hit out at Robert Lewandowski following the striker's transfer to Barcelona.

The Catalan club's president Joan Laporta has claimed that Lewandowski rejected the opportunities to join Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain this summer. This contradicts reports that Bayern did not receive any other offers for the striker, who will next month celebrate his 34th birthday.

A report from El Pais outlines how Barca paid €60million (£51m) for the transfer, which is €10million more than the amount announced by both clubs – claiming that this was done so that Barca could save face publicly. Elsewhere, Spanish radio station Onda Cero say that a €20million payment was given to Lewandowski's agent Pini Zahavi to complete the deal.

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