Barcelona announces the details of Robert Lewandowski’s contract
Barcelona has officially announced, on its website, the details of the transfer of striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich to the Spanish team.
The Polish star had moved to the Blaugrana after the Bavarian giant announced a few days ago that he had reached a verbal agreement between him and the Catalan team.
And according to what Barcelona reported today in its official statement, the transfer of the former Bayern star to the club is officially and indisputably, after he successfully passed the medical examination.
What are the details of Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona?
Barcelona announced that it had reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to transfer Robert Lewandowski in a large deal worth 45 million euros, with 5 million euros in variables.
The player will sign a contract with the club for the next four seasons, and the penalty clause in his contract has been set at 500 million euros.
The final agreement comes three days after the club announced that it had a preliminary agreement with Bayern about the Polish striker, which happened while the team was traveling to the United States.
Lewandowski arrived in Miami on Sunday and met his new team-mates, and the new Barcelona striker passed his medical.
What is Lewandowski’s salary with Barcelona?
According to some press reports, the Polish striker will receive a large salary with Barcelona, up to 9 million euros per season.
A figure different from what Lewandowski was getting at Bayern, where Robert was paid a higher number in Germany.
According to the Spanish newspaper AS, the Polish international was paid in Munich a net 200,000 pounds per week, which made him the highest-paid player in the German League.
But with Barcelona he agreed to receive £150,000 a week, which means his salary is reduced by 25%.
The date of Lewandowski’s first match with Barcelona
It is difficult to catch Robert Lewandowski in Barcelona’s friendly match against Inter Miami at dawn on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
However, the Polish may appear for the first time in the expected friendly meeting between Barcelona and Real Madrid next Sunday, July 24, 2022 at five in the morning Egypt time, six in the morning Saudi time, in the American city of Los Angeles, to have a chance to leave his first imprint in the Clasico.
As for the player’s first official match in the Barcelona shirt, it will be with the opening of the Spanish League during the current season against Rayo Vallecano on August 13th.
What did coach Julian Nagelsmann say about Lewandowski’s departure?
The German coach of the Bavarian team was surprised by how Robert Lewandowski moved to the Barcelona team, despite the current financial crises of the Blaugrana.
Where he spoke with German journalist “Toby Altschl” and said: “Barcelona, the only club that does not have the money but after that, they buy every player they want.”
“I don’t know how they do it,” he explained. “It’s kind of weird and crazy.”