Bayern Munich club president Herbert Hainer has insisted Chelsea target Robert Lewandowski will be staying at the club for “two more years.”

Hainer told Goal: “He still has two more years on his contract. He will definitely play those with Bayern Munch.

“I said it already a few weeks ago – I could imagine him staying with us for even longer. He will honour his contract.”

The Allianz Arena chief affirmed: “He will definitely play the next two seasons here in Bayern Munich.”

In another disappointing development for the Blues, the west London club’s pursuit of Borussia Dortmund starman Erling Haaland has stalled.

According to the Daily Express, Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola has held positive talks with the club regarding his future.

Dortmund have already lost Jadon Sancho to Manchester United this summer for £73million and are desperate not to lose another one of their stars this summer.

Eden Hazard has returned to Real Madrid for pre-season and there is already more disappointing news.

The Belgian suffered a raft of injury issues last season, missing 33 games in all through setbacks with Hazard’s Real Madrid career continuing to falter following his €115million move from Chelsea in 2019.

While misfortune clearly plays a part, much has been made of Hazard’s part in his injuries with claims over his fitness and how he looks after his body.

Whether those claims are true is unclear, but a report from Marca will not help to defeat narrative.

According to the report, Hazard passed pre-season tests after returning yesterday but performed disappointingly.

It’s reported that Hazard had better fitness levels at Euro 2020 with Belgium despite heading off to the competition without being fully fit.

Even before he reported back to Valdebebas, returning Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti and returning fitness chief Antonio Pintus had, according to Football Espana, already devised a plan to get Hazard back to his best level, both in terms of performances and fitness.

Sebastian Kehl has dismissed Chelsea’s move for Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland, insisting the striker will still be at the club after the August 31 transfer deadline.

Chelsea have been strongly linked with the Norwegian, and are rumoured to be considering a £135million bid.

Haaland himself admitted yesterday that he hopes such talk is ‘just rumours’.

And former BVB captain Kehl, who is set to take over from Michael Zorc as chief executive next year, has squashed transfer talk surrounding the 21-year-old.

Asked about Haaland’s future as the team’s talisman, he told Bild: “Definitely. I still see Erling as extremely committed.

“He exudes an incredible amount of energy and is really up for the season at BVB.

“Erling won his first title with Borussia Dortmund a few weeks ago. I believe that this also inspires and spurs him on.

“He sees what is possible, and he often asks me when we’re going to play with fans again.

“Celebrating this triumph without them, that worried him. He would like to see this interaction between fans and players again in the coming season.

“For me he is an absolute winner. He wants to be a champion – and I firmly believe he can get even better.”

Quizzed whether he will still be at the club after August 31, Kehl, 41, simply said: “Yes.”

And asked to elaborate, he continued: “In the conversations with Mino Raiola about the (Donyell) Malen transfer, I did not have the feeling that we would have to meet again soon about Erling.

“And we have already emphasised 1000 times that we do not want to give him up.”

Dortmund played hardball with Manchester United over Jadon Sancho a year ago, with the England winger going on to help them achieve a top four finish and DFB Pokal win before eventually leaving this summer.

And Haaland himself has admitted that he is happy at the club.

He said: “First of all I have three years left on my contract. I’m enjoying my time here. But of course the trophy was important because that’s what I want.”

Reports in Italy claim Chelsea were ready to spend €130m on Romelu Lukaku, but Inter slammed the door shut.

The striker was instrumental in their first Serie A title since 2010 and is in the form of his life, scoring 30 goals along with 10 assists in 44 competitive games last season.

This caught the eye of Manchester City and Chelsea, but huge offers are rejected out of hand by his club.

Lukaku is a key figure in this team and after parting company with Antonio Conte, they have no intention of losing him as well.

He is under contract until June 2024 and they paid €74m to get him from Manchester United in 2019, but his value has only increased since then.

According to Sportitalia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà, Chelsea are desperate to get a centre-forward this summer and have a budget of €130m set aside for this role.

He claims they were prepared to splash all of it on Lukaku, but as things stand, Inter have no intention of even listening to proposals for the Belgium international.

Another Chelsea target is Borussia Dortmund hitman Erling Haaland, while Manchester City have also been linked with Lukaku, but got the same response.