By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Barcelona have completed the signing of Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich. The Pole will sign a three-year deal with the option to extend it for a further year.
The Pole will sign a three-year deal with the option to extend it for a further year.
Lewandowski’s departure will help Bayern to finance the signing of Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus, who have priced the centre-back at around €80m (£67.7m) plus bonuses.
Lewandowski is expected to arrive in Barcelona today, i.e. Saturday, although his announcement could be delayed. Nevertheless, the Bayern Munich centre-forward is expected to be a part of Barça’s pre-season tour to the United States of America.
With this, one of the longest drawn-out transfer sagas of the summer comes to an end.
It’s good to have clarity for all parties,” said Bayern president Herbert Hainer, who first announced the agreement on Saturday.
Lewandowski is an incredible player and he won everything with us. We are incredibly grateful to him.”
Robert Lewandowski is set to join FC Barcelona.
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Lewandowski has been with Bayern since 2014 and has scored 344 goals for the club in 375 appearances across all competitions.
He has helped Bayern to eight Bundesliga titles in the last eight seasons, as well as three German cups, and has just been crowned the league’s top scorer for the fifth season in a row after netting 35 goals in 34 Bundesliga games in 2021/22.