I'm not for one minute saying we'll get Lewandowski but change the name in the above post to 'Klopp' and many people were saying exactly the same thing
Well that's totally a different case.
1. As a manager you have more time than a player. Even in 10 years Klopp can take over other clubs. As a player your time is limited. Lewandowski's next contract will probably be his last big one.
2. Klopp's personality. He wants a real challenge at a club which is underperforming but has a huge tradition, fanbase and potential. He did it with Dortmund and now he probably wants to proof himself that he can repeat this success with a club in a comparable situation. Also he wants a club where he gets appreciated. In Madrid, Bayern or Barca for example he wouldn't get as much appreciation as they are already successful and he would be given much less time to adapt and could be sacked really quickly. United were not available and he would be overshadowed by Sir Alex all the time. And he is not the type of person who would take over clubs like Chelsea or City. So Liverpool is a really good fit right here. It's certainly a step back compared to Dortmund but he has more spending power right there so that may be outweighting it.
3. I don't think at all that Lewandowski is attached to Klopp, he just left him for Bayern. Bayern will not sell Lewandowski anyways, but there could be some competition for his contract extension in the next few years. But the competition will certainly not be Liverpool. The only competition i can see right now would be Real Madrid as Barca doesn't seem to need a top notch striker right now. But then again, Lewandowski has chosen Bayern over Madrid already so maybe there will be no fight at all for his extension.
4. And well, yeah. No star player will leave Bayern for Liverpool in the next few years at least. Thinking and hoping something else is simply deluded.
I don't even believe that Liverpool has a good chance to get one of the starplayers from Dortmund if they play a successful season.
