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– Barcelona and Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for the transfer of Robert Lewandowski.
– The final agreement for the Poland striker is for a €45 million fee, with €5m in potential add-ons.
– Lewandowski will be announced as a new Barca player over the weekend, according to sources.
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– Lewandowski could join Barca for their U.S. tour that starts next week with a friendly against Inter Miami FC.
Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, here we go! FC Bayern have just told Barça that they have accepted final proposal. Agreement finally in place between all parties. 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB
Lewandowski asked Bayern to leave also on Friday – he will jlin Barcelona during the weekend. 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/nmodHuNscw
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 15, 2022
– The two-time Golden Boot winner is the fifth signing of the summer for Barcelona after Pablo Torre, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha.
– Barca made Lewandowski one of their primary targets this summer, with coach Xavi Hernandez keen to add more firepower to his squad ahead of the new campaign.
– Lewandowski, meanwhile, has made it clear through a series of public interviews that he is ready to leave Bayern after eight seasons with the German champions.
Robert Lewandowski: “These 8 years were special and I won't forget that. I had a great time in Munich”, he tells @Sky_Torben. 🔴 #FCBayern
“I will come back to say goodbye to all employees properly”, Lewa says ahead of his move to Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/w91XYTODZ0
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2022
– The striker has spoken of his desire to take on a new challenge as he enters the final years of his career. He turns 34 in August.
– Barca had previously failed to bring Bayern to the negotiating table as the Bundesliga side played hardball despite the fact Lewandowski has just one year left on his contract.
– Revealed at the end of June that Barca had lodged a third bid, worth north of €40m including add-ons, but had received no response from Bayern.
– However, there was finally a breakthrough in talks this week, with the two clubs reaching an agreement over a fee.
Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn confirms to @cfbayern: “We have reached an agreement with Barcelona for Robert Lewandowski. It’s done – however on verbal agreement, the contract is still pending”. 🚨🤝 #FCB
Paperworks are being prepared then will be sent to club lawyers.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2022
– Lewandowski, named Best FIFA Men’s Player in each of the past two years, has scored 344 goals in 375 appearances during his eight campaigns with Bayern.
Julian Nagelsmann and then whole Bayern team with the farewell to Robert Lewandowski during today’s training session. 🔴👋🏻 #FCB
Contracts are now being checked in order to sign as soon as possible with Barcelona – Lewandowski will travel on Sunday as expected.@BILD 📸 pic.twitter.com/yA3zjCAdut
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2022
– Prior to that, he scored 103 times in 187 games with Borussia Dortmund, which he joined from Lech Poznan in 2010 following spells with Znicz Pruszkow, Legia Warsaw and Delta Warsaw.
Robert Lewandowski said goodbye to Bayern teammates and will sign the contract in the next 24 hours in order to become new Barcelona player. It's agreed since end of February. 🔵🔴🤝 #FCB
Xavi, in contact with Robert for months to explain the project. pic.twitter.com/0JCL8hzTu4
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2022
