- Barcelona have officially announced the signing of Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich
- The striker has joined the La Liga giants on a four-year contract worth a huge sum of money
- Lewandowski has since joined up with the rest of Barcelona team in the pre-season tour at the USA
Barcelona made it official on Sunday evening by confirming the arrival of last year’s Ballon d’Or runner-up Robert Lewandowski from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
Lewandowski, who turns 34 next month, netted 50 goals in all club competition this past season, making it seven consecutive seasons with at least 40 goals for the Poland international.
He has also scored a combined 33 goals across his past three Champions League campaigns – seven more than his closest challenger, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema who has netted 26.
New Barcelona player Robert Lewandowski has been a proven goal scorer at Bayern Munich. | PHOTO: Getty Images |
With Bayern facing the prospect of keeping an unhappy player and then losing the Poland captain on a free transfer next year, they instead elected to cash in and grant Lewandowski’s wish to join Barca.
The Catalan club have been hampered by financial difficulties but managed to put together a bid reportedly worth €50million which has been enough to convince Bayern to part company with their superstar forward.
Barcelona announced on Saturday an agreement in principle had been reached for Lewandowski, with completion of the deal contingent on him passing a medical and contracts being signed.
Speaking after being unveiled as new Barca player, Robert Lewandowski has revealed the reasons behind his upcoming move from Bayern Munich to Barcelona, adding that he wants to win titles with his new side.
Robert Lewandowski has joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich on a four-year contract that will keep him at the Camp Nou till 2026. | PHOTO: Getty Images |
The Poland striker has arrived in Catalonia for a medical after both Bayern and Barça confirmed an agreement for the transfer, which is worth around €50m.
Having become one of the leading players in Europe following his extraordinary exploits in the Bundesliga, Lewandowski’s desire to leave Bayern came as a surprise to many. But he has now explained why the move to La Liga is one he could not turn down.
He told Bild: “I wanted to play in another league than the Bundesliga, I had made that decision for a long time. But I have to emphasize: It was the most difficult decision of my life. I wanted to live somewhere else, discover something new with my family. My daughter Klara will start school next year, we had to make a decision. And that decision was that it should be something new. If not now, then that would probably never have been possible. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Lewandowski has since joined up with his new teammates in the on going FC Barcelona tour in Miami, the United States of America.
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