Robert Lewandowski is one of the greatest strikers of this soccer generation. Lewandowski created an ever-lasting legacy for himself when was at Bayern Munich. The Polish striker was possibly the best striker in the Bundesliga. The 34-year-old still leads Poland’s attacking line at international tournaments.
Lewandowski joined FC Barcelona in 2022. It’s safe to say that the transfer has successfully paid off for the La Liga giants. However, Lewandowski was just one of the very few transfers that have actually paid off for the club.
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FC Barcelona has been in a financial mess in recent times. With too many panic buys and overspending, Barcelona has gotten a lot of its plans wrong. However, Barcelona will be facing another financial strain after Lewandowski scores two more goals.
Lewandowski’s next two goals will cost FC Barcelona $1.36 Million
FC Barcelona has received a lot of criticism for their transfer strategy in recent times. The La Liga giants owe gigantic amounts of money to their debtors. Fans still cannot understand how FC Barcelona can still afford to buy players and pay their salaries. The simple reason is that it’s publicly known that the La Liga giants are in great financial turmoil.
Barcelona are close to paying the first variables of Lewandowski's transfer. If the player scores 25 goals this season, Barça will have to pay €1.25m to Bayern Munich. Lewandowski has scored 23 goals so far.
— @sport pic.twitter.com/K1vHlQngWQ
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 2, 2023
FC Barcelona signed Robert Lewandowski for about $54 Million. However, the Catalan giants included additional clauses in the contract. And, one of those clauses will trigger itself in the near future. Blaugrana will have to pay around a whopping $1.36 Million to FC Bayern Munich after he reaches 25 goals for the season. Lewandowski has currently scored 23 goals.
Top goal scorers in all competitions 👏
Erling Haaland for Manchester City:
🥅 26 Games
⚽️ 31 GoalsHarry Kane for Tottenham
🥅 29 Games
⚽️ 18 GoalsLewandowski for FC Barcelona:
🥅 23 Games
⚽️ 22 GoalsMbappe for PSG:
🥅 24 Games
⚽️ 25 GoalsLet the battle begin 💯 pic.twitter.com/nyd6LCvKKQ
— Stats24 (@_Stats24) January 25, 2023
The secret of how Barcelona manages to operate under such debt will always remain a mystery. Chelsea FC has also been recently spending their money in a haywire manner. Soccer fans accused Todd Boehly of money laundering after they couldn’t understand from where all the money came.
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While Robert Lewandowski was a perfect fit for the club, many other new signings struggled to make their inroads.
Barcelona’s whacky transfer strategy!
FC Barcelona literally signed players in wholesale during the last summer transfer window. Every fan thought that Raphinha moving to Barcelona would be the best thing ever. However, the move hasn’t been extremely successful yet. The former Leeds United winger still has to nail down a spot in Xavi’s starting XI on a consistent basis. To avoid paying huge transfer fees, Barcelona started to only sign free agents.
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Raphinha has 4 goals and 6 assists in his last 14 games for Barcelona. Over criticized? #fcblive 🤔 pic.twitter.com/YKT8bUsosh
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) February 2, 2023
They signed a long list of free agents like Frank Kessie, Hector Bellerin, Marcos Alonso, and Andreas Christensen. However, the club then started facing problems accommodating so many salary packages. During the winter transfer that just passed, Barcelona was heavily linked to MLS star Julian Araujo. However, the La Liga, giants missed out on signing the player by a bizarre 18-second delay. One way or another, FC Barcelona has always been considered a mockery during transfer windows.
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