Barcelona Vice President Edward Romeo confirmed that his club will not be able to sign Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, unless he raises money by selling players or reducing salaries.
Romeo also hinted at the possibility of dispensing with stars from the team such as Frenkie de Jong if this would allow the strength of the team coached by Xavi.
The name of Barcelona was strongly associated with the contract with Lewandowski, amid a dispute over his contract with the German champions, and the player said last Monday: My story ended with Bayern.
But Barcelona’s bid to sign the Poland international, who scored 50 goals in 46 appearances for Bayern in the 2021-2022 season, was put into shape this weekend when Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, said Barcelona should sell its stars to fund such a move. Deal.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta responded, hinting that Tebas wanted to harm Barcelona’s interests,” in a message published by the club’s official accounts on social media.
However, Romeo made it clear that there was a need to raise funds to conclude such a deal, almost a year following the club lost the services of legend Lionel Messi following failing to meet the league’s salary cap rule.
He told RAC1 radio: “If we are able to enter three times his salary and the value of the deal, we can contract him, but in the beginning we must finish our work by reducing salaries.”
He stressed: If we do not do our job, as is the situation at the moment, then according to the rules it will not be possible to contract him.
Then Romeo revealed that Barcelona will start negotiating with the players over salary cuts, as the club hopes to reduce wages to make room for new contracts.
He said: We pay 560 million euros (599 million dollars), which is double compared to Bayern. Bayer pays 300 million euros, while Real Madrid pays 400 million euros.
And he added, “Negotiations with the team will be individual. With the veteran players, the technical interest will be relied upon, and the club’s interest will be the most important. At the outset, the costly contracts must be negotiated.”
