FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski publicly revealed a decision regarding his future by telling … More
FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski publicly revealed a decision regarding his future by telling BILD, “I’ll definitely stay next season” during an interview.
The Pole penned a four-year contract when joining the Catalans from Bayern Munich in 2022, and is about to enter the last 12 months of said arrangement which will pay him a reported $29.6 million (€26 million).
Because of his age, 36, and Barca’s need to sell players to bring in reinforcements, however, ‘Lewa’ is often linked with a move away from the Blaugrana.
But for anyone worried that this might come to pass, the veteran put minds at rest when speaking to the German press.
“It’s not a problem for me at all,” he replied, when Bild asked him about the club’s financial difficulties.
“I’ll definitely stay next season. Right now, I only have Barcelona in my mind,” Lewandowski added.
After it clinched a Spanish domestic treble and came within a few minutes of reaching the Champions League decider at battered finalist Inter Milan’s expense, Lewandowski vowed that “our team will be even better next season” under Hansi Flick.
Already lifting La Liga twice in Spain, Lewandowski, who might be heading into his last term in European football, separately agreed with Mundo Deportivo that securing a second career UCL title would be the “icing on the cake”.
“Yes, it would be nice to win the Champions League again, of course. But we have seen, for example, the game against Inter and I think that if we had won the first game, we would have been in Munich [in the final against Paris Saint-Germain]
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“In the end we lost by conceding two goals very quickly and then we also scored three goals but it was not enough to reach the final. I think we were better as a team, but something was missing. The Champions League is a goal for every player, it’s always a goal to win. And I think if we’re lucky, and there are no injuries in the big games, we can talk about whether we have a chance to win or not, but it’s too early,” Lewandowski concluded on this.
Lewandowski looks set to stay as FC Barcelona’s number 9
With Robert Lewandowski pledging his future to FC Barcelona, he looks set to remain as its number 9 and first choice striker given that President Joan Laporta and Sporting Director Deco are currently pursuing a winger and a goalkeeper for next season.
