Despite Barcelona's interest, Robert Lewandowski must fulfill his official commitments and accept Bayern Munich's decision to keep him.
Uli Hoeness, Bayern Munich's previous president, echoed this sentiment, lamenting the Bundesliga's decision to bar the German first division from competing in Europe.
Despite having a year left on his contract, Lewandowski has declared his intention to leave Bayern, calling his time with Julian Nagelsmann's team "wrapped up."
Barcelona is usually seen as the striker's primary goal.
Despite Bayern's stance on Lewandowski, Stats Perform understands that the Bundesliga champions have agreed to buy Sadio Mane from Liverpool, allowing the Poland striker to leave
In any scenario, given Bayern's reluctance to sell and the Catalan club's true financial difficulties, the financials behind a Barca deal for Lewandowski remain a mystery.
In the event that Bayern decides to keep Lewandowski, Hoeness, who retired as president in November 2019 after 49 years as a player and executive with the club, accepts that Lewandowski will have nothing negative to say about the club's decision.
"[He has] joined the place of FC Bayern: that is, to practice the option to have the agreement satisfied assuming no option is discovered," Hoeness said in a meeting with G14 Plus.
"I believe Robert will eventually embrace it."
Hoeness has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Bundesliga as Lewandowski's swap tales continue.
In the 2021-22 season, Bayern Munich won their eleventh consecutive title, with Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig providing little competition at the top.
Only Bayern Munich has won the Champions League twice in the last decade, in 2013 and 2020, and Hoeness acknowledges that the 50+1 possession limit is to blame.
The German Football League (DFL) has ruled that clubs with a 49 percent stake in the club would not be allowed to compete in the Bundesliga, limiting the influence of potential financial sponsors.
"If the Bundesliga - and this has nothing to do with Bayern Munich - does not consider abolishing the 50+1 rule, we will have considerable difficulties keeping on top of the worldwide competition in the long run," Hoeness warned.