Lewandowski set for Bayern in 2014

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp believes star striker Robert Lewandowski will be a Bayern Munich player the season after next.

Lewandowski’s future has been the source of much speculation over the last few months, with a host of Europe’s leading clubs coveting the prolific Poland international.

For a while it looked as though Lewandowski, whose contract at the Westfalenstadion runs out in 2014, was destined to join Bayern once the recently-completed campaign was over, but Dortmund have ruled out selling the 24-year-old to any team — domestic or foreign — this summer.

However, Klopp feels it is only a matter of time before Lewandowski, who has been linked with Real Madrid, Chelsea and Man City, will be seen in Bayern colours.

“I believe it’s a fact that Robert Lewandowski will move to Bayern after the coming season,” Klopp admitted.

“Now it’s about this: How do we build in the time until then? That is our concern, it is our duty to our fans and members to take care that in the coming season we also have a more than competitive team.

“We want to prove we can develop, with a quality player like Robert, in the coming year. Our results in the coming season are the most important thing. And with Robert I know that he also sees it like that.”

Meanwhile, Paris St Germain sporting director Leonardo has confirmed negotiations are ongoing with Napoli regarding a deal to sign Edinson Cavani. French champions PSG have emerged as the favourites to sign Cavani and are understood to have already made a £43 million (€50m) offer for the striker.

However, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has been insistent that the Uruguay international will not be leaving the Serie A club for less than the £54m buyout clause in his contract.

Leonardo said: “We presented De Laurentiis with an offer I consider really interesting. The negotiations continue. We will remain in contact and, in these next few days, there could be news.”

Reports have claimed that Cavani, who is under contract at Napoli until 2017, has been offered a five-year deal by PSG worth £8.6m per season.

Premier League duo Chelsea and Manchester City have also been heavily linked with Cavani, who finished last season as Serie A’s top scorer.

Chelsea are understood to have made an approach to Napoli, but are not willing to meet the release clause in the 26-year-old’s contract. Cavani recently confirmed he is keen to discuss the situation with De Laurentiis after playing for Uruguay in the Confederations Cup in Brazil. He has previously admitted it would be a “dream” to play for Real Madrid and has also criticised Napoli’s asking price.