Man United luring Lewandowski with doubled wages
will more than double his money if he joins Manchester United.
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The Polish striker earns £2million a year — almost £40,000 a week — at Borussia Dortmund.
But United would be prepared to pay him £90,000 a week — nearly £4.7m a year.
The player was expecting to follow his team-mate Mario Gotze to Bayern Munich.
But Dortmund blocked that this week, saying they were adamant he would not go to their Bundesliga rivals and the team that beat them in the Champions League Final.
The player himself was stunned by that development but does not believe he will still be at Dortmund next season.
Lewandowski said: “I do not think that this is the final decision and I expect the situation to change.
“I am enjoying my holiday for now but I hope things move forward pretty soon and the situation changes.
“I do not get upset about anything.”
United have now been told they can have the Polish striker if they offer £25.5m.
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has said that the deal to Munich will not go through because they simply had not bid.
Watzke said: “Robert will definitely not transfer to Bayern Munich in 2013.
“This is final. We have informed Robert and his advisers. The Bayern case is closed because there was no written offer.”
But Dortmund will not want to hang on to Lewandowski as he has only a year left on his current contract and they risk losing him for nothing.
Meanwhile, United have completed the first signing since David Moyes became boss by snapping up Uruguayan right-back Guillermo Varela from Atletico Penarol.
The deal is worth an initial £1m but could rise to £2.5m based on appearances and the 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract.
Varela said: “I’m very pleased to be a part of this club.
“This is a huge club that has won everything and I really hope that continues.”