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The Poland striker prefers team glory to individual adulation and is refusing to discuss his future beyond the end of the season until after Saturday’s Champions League final Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has said that Cristiano Ronaldo can keep this season’s Champions League golden boot as his sole focus is to get his hands on the trophy with a victory on Saturday. The Poland international, who has been linked with a move to BVB’s opponents at Wembley Bayern Munich this summer, is on 10 goals for the current campaign and a hat-trick would see him move above the Real Madrid forward, who is on 12. “I know that, but to lift the Champions League I do not care who scores the goals,” he told Tuttosport. “I’ve scored 10 in this tournament, two fewer than Ronaldo – I’ll willingly let him have the top scorer [to lift the trophy instead].” Lewandowski’s performances in the past couple of seasons have caught the attention of a host of Europe’s top clubs and he is believed to be manoeuvring for a departure from Signal Iduna Park, though he declined to discuss a transfer with the cup final around the corner. “The Champions League is a trophy too important, I’ll sort out the rest of my career after it,” he added. “Now I only have the final in mind. “For me, the transfer is not an issue: I do not know where I will play next season, I hear talk of Bayern and Real Madrid, but I swear I am concentrating on Borussia, with whom I still have a contract, and the final at Wembley. “For the future we must wait a little longer – at the end of the season everything will be clear.” Lewandowski is expected to lead Jurgen Klopp’s line at Wembley against the Bavarians, with kick-off at 20:45CET.

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Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup has warned club chairman Huw Jenkins that he could leave the club unless Swansea deliver the players he wants to sign this summer. At the top of the list for Laudrup is a new striker — either Romelu Lukaku, St Etienne’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Wigan striker Arouna Kone or Celta Vigo frontman Iago Aspas. The concern for Swansea fans is that the club have a strict policy of not spending heavily in the transfer market. Swansea’s record buy was £5.5 million for Pablo Hernandez last summer. In order to sign a top striker like the ones mentioned above, they’ll need to break that transfer record. What do you think? Are Swansea going to break their transfer record, or will Jenkins keep a tight hold on the purse strings and let Laudrup leave as a result? Share your opinions in the comments section below. Here are today’s Premier League news headlines: Michael Laudrup demands top signings if he is to stay at Swansea — This Is South Wales Lampard hopes team-mate John Terry will follow him in agreeing a new contract — Sky Sports No Arsenal contact over Ashley Williams say Swansea City — This Is South Wales The Daily EPL is your morning guide to the latest Premier League news headlines, so you don’t have to spend an hour or more scanning the Internet. We do all the work for you. Read The Daily EPL on EPL Talk every morning to stay on top of all the news that matters. Michael Laudrup Demands Top Signings If He’s To Stay At Swansea: The Daily EPL is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005.

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