Barcelona have announced the signing of Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, turning into the LaLiga club’s fifth appearance this mid year.
Bayern president Herbert Hainer affirmed on Saturday the clubs had agreed for the verbal agreement for the transfer of the 33-year-old striker, however the move has now been finished.
Lewandowski will sign a four-year contract with a release cause set at €500 million, Barcelona said in an statement. He had a year staying on his Bayern contract and moved to Barcelona for €45m with a potential €5m in additional items, the 26-time Spanish champions affirmed.
The Poland international got together with his new colleagues on Barca’s preseason visit through the United States on Monday in front of their friendly against Major League Soccer side Inter Miami on Tuesday night.
Lewandowski has two times won the Golden Boot as Europe’s leading goal-scorer and completed as runner up for the 2021 Ballon d’Or. He joins Pablo Torre, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha as additions as Barcelona hope to construct a squad to compete for LaLiga and the Champions League under coach Xavi Hernandez.
He was one of the club’s top targets this summer and helped push through the move as he looked for another challenge after eight glittering years at Bayern Munich.
ESPN reported last month that Barca had made a series of bids — the most recent worth over €40 million – – for Lewandowski, who had recently a year left on his agreement, yet couldn’t persuade Bayern until progress was at long last made in talks.
Lewandowski will join a Barca attack that as of now incorporates Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres, Ousmane Dembele, Ansu Fati and fellow summer signing Raphinha.
He started his career in Poland, winning a league title with Lech Poznan. He joined Borussia Dortmund in 2010 and became one of Europe’s most exceptionally evaluated advances as he won two Bundesliga championships with Dortmund and arrived at the Champions League final prior to joining Bayern on a free transfer in 2014.
At Bayern, Lewandowski scored 344 goals in 375 appearances, putting him second on their all-time scorers list behind Gerd Muller.
He won the Bundesliga in every one of the eight seasons at the club, as well as the Champions League in 2020, and was named Best FIFA Men’s Player in 2020 and 2021.