When Robert Lewandowski moved from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich in 2014, the five-year contract was due to keep him at the Allianz Arena until just shy of his 31st birthday.
The Polish forward was one of a number of Dortmund players to make the switch to Bavaria during the period, following Mario Gotze in 2013 and preceding Mats Hummels, who moved to Bayern in 2016.
Lewandowski arrived after scoring 20 or more goals in three straight Bundesliga seasons, and there was belief that a stronger supporting cast could help him go beyond that.
However, few could have anticipated the extent to which he would subsequently kick on, ensuring that now, nearly a year after that initial five-year deal was due to end, Lewandowski is as good as he has
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