The Polish striker’s contract with Bayern expires in 2023, but the club are still hoping to convince him to join.
Robert Lewandowski is yet to decide on his future, although he is interested in an experience at FC Barcelona. The Sport daily reported on Sunday that the striker has agreed to join Camp Nou this summer as he is looking for a new challenge.
The source says Barca are ready to offer him a four-year deal and pay Bayern up to €60m to sign him.
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GOAL and Spox understand that Lewandowski’s future is still up in the air and no agreement has been reached with Barca. The 33-year-old’s contract at Bayern runs until 2023 and the club are hoping to convince him to sign an extension.
However, the German champions are yet to start talks with his agent, Pini Zahavi. Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn recently stressed that the club will sit down with Lewandowski and other star players to discuss their future.
“I don’t understand all the excitement surrounding these topics,” he told ZDF. “We always said we were going to sit down and that’s a big priority for us. That hasn’t changed.”
Can Barcelona afford to pay Lewandowski?
Barca’s financial situation could make Lewandowski prove to be too expensive for a signing to be possible.
The Spanish club are still recovering from a dire financial situation and have been imposed a negative salary limit by La Liga, which means they have to get rid of several players before they can make any moves again. spending on the transfer window.
Not only will they have to shell out around €60m to sign Lewandowski, but they will also have to match his current salary of around €25m including bonuses which is probably too much for the club.
Joan Laporta recently said he was not ready to put the club at financial risk by spending huge sums on players, like their preferred target Erling Haaland. “The economic situation has not been reversed and that is the priority,” he said. “It is clear that we want an increasingly powerful team. We will go all the way, but we will not do any operation that puts the institution at risk.”