Robert Lewandowski is ending his longtime tenure at Bayern Munich with a move to Barcelona, a transfer that sent the soccer world into a frenzy.
There has arguably been no striker or goal-scorer in the world as dominant as Robert Lewandowski over the past several years. Leading the Bayern Munich attack, he’s been a force to be reckoned with in virtually every Bundesliga fixture, cup match and so on.
And now Barcelona fans hope he’ll be the same for them as they beef up the team sheet heading into another La Liga campaign.
On Friday, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that the 34-year-old Lewandowski will be heading to Barca for a $45 million fee that the club finally agreed to with Bayern Munich.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1548068332804272129
Robert Lewandowski transfers to Barcelona: Soccer fans react
This was undoubtedly a stunning move that sent shockwaves throughout the soccer world, whether that was Barcelona fans celebrating and hyping up their team for the upcoming season or Bayern fans showing their appreciation for everything Lewandowski has done for the club.
https://twitter.com/VBETnews/status/1548086210907607042
The thing that baffles me most is that Barcelona got Aubameyang on a free and he took significantly reduced wages; he then went on to score 11 goals in 17 games
— Casey Evans (@Casey_Evans_) July 15, 2022
They literally got the perfect guy for their situation and decided 'Nah, let's spend 50m on a 34 year-old Lewandowski'
One year later, they’ve only gone and signed Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski. Genuinely insane. https://t.co/kYsTTpX4jW
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) July 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/cristiano_peak/status/1547983562468519940
Auba and Depay introducing themselves to Lewandowski pic.twitter.com/HUb0lfzKwj
— . (@Nicko24i) July 15, 2022
Lewandowski taking the 9 from Memphis pic.twitter.com/sTy28diSI1
— 💷 (@MikeKnowsBall) July 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/BarcaTalkFC/status/1546716790507675650
https://twitter.com/mimsculer/status/1546988627158261760
Xavi when the season starts cooking with - Raphinha, Dembele, Fati, Aubameyang and Lewandowski in attack. pic.twitter.com/ar5bh7kywV
— Minister Cocopee (@chibyyke_) July 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/MiaSanMane/status/1548071061631033345
The Lewandowski move comes not long after the club also agreed to a transfer fee for Raphinha, which makes Barca look like one of the most formidable clubs on the planet on paper.
With that said, this move doesn’t come without some mild trepidation. Lewandowski, as mentioned, is 34 years old and could be nearing a decline. The good news, though, is that the club has plenty of other strong (and young) attacking pieces around him that should allow him to continue his goal-scoring in La Liga.