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Bayern Munich icon Robert Lewandowski will play for FC Barcelona next year. The 33-year-old Polish striker has signed a five-year contract worth 45 million euros, the Catalan club announced on Tuesday evening.
This will most likely be his last club adventure before retiring as a player. Former Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, has signed with FC Barcelona until 2027 for an amount of 45 million euros, the Catalan club announced on Tuesday July 19.
“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.
“The Polish player will sign a contract for four seasons and his release clause amounts to 500 million euros,” continues Barça.
One of Europe’s top scorers
This is the fourth summer transfer for FC Barcelona, after Franck Kessié (AC Milan) and Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), who arrived free, and Raphinha (Leeds), recruited for 70 million euros.
The Polish international left Bayern Munich after 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.
Lewandowski recently joined his teammates in Miami, USA, where Barca are due to play a series of pre-season friendlies. After outclassing David Beckham’s Inter Miami (6-0), the Blaugrana must play three more matches against Real Madrid, Juventus Turin and the New York Red Bulls, before the start of the La Liga season scheduled for August 12 .
With AFP
