The directive of FC Barcelona works hard to sign a ‘9’ in the summer that meets the needs of the squad led by Xavi Hernández and, given the impossibility of signing Erling Haaland, the club sees it possible to go for Robert Lewandowski, as long as he completes a key operation: the agreement with CVC. If Barça wants to sign the Pole or any ‘top’ striker in the summer, the money from the British investment fund is, at the moment, the only way to achieve it.
At first, the club would receive a total of 270 million euros for signing the agreement with CVC, a money that will allow to correct liabilities and keep what is necessary to sign a striker not as expensive as Haaland. In that sense, the signing of Lewandowski could be around 50 ‘kilos’a much more affordable figure than the 300 million that, approximately, the transfer of the ‘killer’ from Borussia Dortmund would have demanded.
for now, from the Bayern they insist on denying the possibility of leaving their scorer, but everything can change in the next few days. The 33-year-old must meet with the Bavarian board to define his future and, in case of refusing to renew, at the Allianz Arena they would give in to the possibility of selling him in the summer before the possibility of letting him go for free in July 2023. However, the final decision will be in the hands of the player, since Bayern will try to do everything possible to retain him.
“Robert has a contract until 2023 and we want him to continue”said Hasan Salihamidžić, sporting director of Munich on Sunday. The case of Warsaw could be similar to that of Kylian Mbappé. In principle, his departure was taken for granted, but now it seems that Paris Saint-Germain has managed to convince him to renew for a couple more seasons. Therefore, do not take anything for granted in advance.
Lewandowski, the antidote for Barça’s lack of goal
At 33 years old, Robert Lewandowski is still a lethal striker. 48 goals and 6 assists in 43 appearances in 2021-22 they summarize their state of form and full force, with which it would be a perfect reinforcement for Xavi Hernández’s plans for 2022-23. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has assumed Barça’s scoring weight in the second half of the season, but it is clear that the Gabonese cannot bear that responsibility alone. Therefore, the club must urgently sign a center forward, and CVC is the solution, at least financially.