Bayern Munich goalscoring sensation Robert Lewandowski has refused to rule out the prospect of leaving the German heavyweights, insisting he is "open-minded" about his future.
The striker, who will be hoping to make a name for himself as Poland's leading marksman at this summer's rearranged UEFA Euro 2020, has been linked with an exit from the Bundesliga champions in recent weeks, including a switch to Chelsea.
The newly-crowned UEFA Champions League winners are set to make sourcing a new striker their top priority this summer after Timo Werner failed to deliver the goods on a consistent basis in his maiden season at the club. Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane, Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland and Romelu Lukaku of Inter Milan are amongst those to have been closely linked with move to Stamford Bridge in recent weeks.
However, a recent report by Sky Sports Germany claimed that contact between Chelsea and Lewandowski has already been made, suggesting that the Blues may have sounded out the 32-year-old as their ideal choice to spearhead their attacking line next season.
Although the Pole has not directly spoken about the speculation concerning his future, he has added fuel to the fire by not ruling out an exit from Bayern.
Lewandowski told Canal+: "I remain open-minded. I feel very good at Bayern, the city is superb, it's a great club.
"I am always curious to learn a new language, a new culture. But whether it will be in football or after my career, even I don't know."
Should he seal a move to Stamford Bridge this summer, Blues boss Thomas Tuchel, who is poised to be rewarded with a new contract in west London after Saturday evening's Champions League triumph against Manchester City, would be landing a player who netted a staggering 48 goals in 40 appearances this season in all competitions.
Forty-one of those goals came in the Bundesliga, meaning he smashed through the record Gerd Muller set back in the 1971/72 campaign.
It is, therefore, clear that he is not yet showing any signs of slowing down, adding hope that he could replicate similar standards if he was to join the newly-crowned champions of Europe.
If he was to join Chelsea, the man he would almost certainly replace in the team would be Werner, who happens to know a thing or two about the former Borussia Dortmund man's talents after going toe-to-toe with him in the Bundesliga for the Golden Boot in recent seasons.
However, the German would most probably welcome the striker to Stamford Bridge if his verdict on him is anything to go by.
You can’t score every game unless your name is Robert Lewandowski," Werner joked last year. "When I score two in Berlin, he scores two against Dortmund and I ask myself when he’ll stop.
"He’s currently in the same category as [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Lionel] Messi."
