According to consistent media reports, Robert Lewandowski is leaving FC Bayern Munich after eight years. He moves to FC Barcelona. The Pole is expected to have a contract until 2026.
According to media reports, Robert Lewandowski is leaving FC Bayern Munich and moving to FC Barcelona. The Polish national player won the Champions League once (2020) with FC Bayern Munich, the German Championship eight times and the DFB Cup three times. The 33-year-old was top scorer in the Bundesliga six times in the Bayern jersey and was named world footballer twice. According to information from “Bild” and “ESPN”, the move to the Catalans is now complete.
Transfer fee probably at 45 million euros
About two months ago, CEO Oliver Kahn had expressly emphasized in the BR interview that Lewandowski would stay with Munich until the end of his contract in the summer of 2023: “The fact is: he has a contract, he will fulfill it. Basta!”
Now the German record champions have probably agreed with the Catalans on a transfer fee of 45 million euros and up to five million euros in bonus payments. In Barcelona, the Polish international is to receive a four-year contract until 2026.
Lewandowski: “My story at Bayern is over”
The departure had become more and more apparent. Lewandowski himself had forced his departure from Munich with ever clearer words. The initially polite request to leave the club has since given way to an unequivocal demand. “My story with Bayern is over. After everything that has happened in the last few months, I can’t imagine further good cooperation,” said the 33-year-old, trying to urge his employer to release it. Recently, calm had returned between the two parties.
No joint offensive with Mané
The training session on Friday morning was Lewandowski’s last in a Bayern Munich jersey for the time being. While national player Serge Gnabry has almost completed a contract extension, the number nine’s time is over and there will be no joint offensive with newcomer Sadio Mané.
Recently the rumors got louder and louder that Lewandowski will not take part in the Munich team presentation this Saturday in the Allianz Arena (live on BR television and in the stream from 2.55 p.m).
The top scorer is also not on the week-long trip to the USA, which the German soccer champions are starting on Monday. Instead of going to Washington with FC Bayern, after all the formalities have been completed, you should go to Miami with FC Barcelona on Sunday, reported the “Bild”. The Catalans are also on tour in the United States.
The best player after Gerd Müller?
The seven-time Bundesliga top scorer, who in his opinion had complained about a lack of appreciation, moved from Borussia Dortmund to Säbener Strasse on a free transfer in the summer of 2014. There he was German champion every year. He won the Champions League once in an FCB jersey and the DFB Cup three times – he also set numerous goal records.
In the 2020/21 season, Lewandowski improved on Gerd Müller’s record, which has been considered “eternal” for almost half a century, and scored 41 goals in one season. After Erling Haaland, who switched from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City in the Premier League, the Bundesliga loses its biggest top star.
