PostedJuly 19, 2022, 11:36 PM
FootballLewandowski in Barcelona, it’s official
The Pole was able to leave Bayern Munich for Spain. The Catalan club said he was signing for four years and his release clause was set at €500m.
Robert Lewandowski prevailed. He was able to take the path of FC Barcelona.
AFP
Former Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has signed up with FC Barcelona until 2027, the Catalan club announced on Tuesday evening. The thing seemed to have been heard for several weeks already.
“FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski for a total of 45 million euros plus 5 in variables”, wrote the Blaugrana club in a press release, without further details. on the variable part of the transfer amount.
Release clause at 500 million euros
“The Polish player will sign a contract for four seasons and his release clause amounts to 500 million euros,” continues Barça.
Lewandowski, 33, joined his teammates in Miami, United States, where Barca are due to play a series of pre-season friendlies. He had also hinted that the deal was done, regarding ten hours before the official announcement.
This is the fourth summer transfer for FC Barcelona, following Franck Kessié (AC Milan) and Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), who arrived free, and Raphinha (Leeds), recruited for 70 million euros.
Eight years spent in Bavaria
The Polish international left Bayern Munich following eight years in Bavaria, where he won a Champions League (2020), eight German championships and a Club World Cup (2020) and being named the best twice FIFA Player of the Year (2020 and 2021).
With the Bavarian club, he scored 344 goals and signed 72 assists in 374 matches.
(AFP)