Barça made the arrival of Robert Lewandowski official. In a brief statement without figures, the entity confirmed the agreement with Bayern pending the medical review and the signing of the player's contract. The Blaugrana club will sign the Polish striker for 45 million euros plus another five million in variables. Lewandowski, who turns 34 on August 21, will sign for the next four years that will take him to be a Blaugrana until 2026 shortly before his 38th birthday. He is scheduled to fly to Miami tomorrow to join the Blaugrana tour and the club works to present him at the Camp Nou after the American tour that ends on July 31.
The negotiation was not easy. The Blaugrana sports area, which wanted to prevent Lewandowski from traveling to the United States on tour with Bayern on Monday, intensified negotiations on Thursday and Friday. The club ruled out paying the fixed 50 million requested by the Germans for Lewandowski, a proven scorer who won the last The Best award but who had one year left on his contract. Finally the pact was closed for 45 million plus five in variables. The most expensive transfer in the history of Bayern.
At the presentation of the squad to the German fans at the Allianz Arena, Bayern president Herbert Hainer explained the decision. “We have an agreement with FC Barcelona. It's good for everyone. Robert is a very deserving player, he has won everything with us and we are very grateful to him”, he said. "It's a very sensible offer for us," added CEO Oliver Kahn, who also recalled that they have recently signed "a world-class player like Sadio Mané", who is emerging as Lewandowski's replacement. Kahn sentenced his change of stance with “holding on to something out of stubbornness or one's own ego is a sign of weakness for me. It's always about finding the best for the club”. Sporting general manager Hasan Salihamidžić added: “Robert has performed extremely well at FC Bayern. We wish him much success at his new club."
For his part, a relieved Robert Lewandowski went to the Bayern sports city at 8:30 a.m. to complete his last training session and say goodbye to his teammates. "It's been eight special years and I'm not going to forget that," the Pole told Sky Sports. "After the tour of the United States with Barça, I'll be back to say a good goodbye to everyone," he said. "We'll be waiting for you, we'll have a coffee together. We wish him every success at his new club," said sporting general director Hasan Salihamidžić.
