The Bayern Munich refused to cross Robert Lewandowski al FC Barcelona. She had to justify his departure very well and they tried to load arguments. He wanted to retain him, he wanted to convince him, but the Polish striker had already more than decided on him leaving the Barça. Given this scenario, the negotiation was not easy because the Catalan club was not willing to reach the 60 million requested from Germany, as was leaked to the German press. Finally they were 45 million plus five in variables, an agreement that is much closer to the initial 40 offered by the Catalans. Despite this, when this figure is confirmed, it will be the largest transfer in the history of the Bayern Munich.
Lewandowski will surpass Douglas Costa, until now the biggest sale of the Germans. The Brazilian went to the Juventus the 2018/19 season in exchange for 40 million euros. The third in the ranking is Mats Hummelsthe summer of 2019, when he returned to Borussia Dortmund for 30.5 ‘kilos’.
At this price, being the most expensive transfer in history, and at almost 34 years old, the Bayern Munich You will be able to justify the agreement on Monday in your board of directors and also before your fans. Both within the club and in the environment they already saw the unsustainable situation and that is why they did not want to prolong the soap opera any longer than necessary once they had accepted that the best thing for the German club was the goodbye of Lewandowski.
For his part, the Barça He also leaves satisfied because he closes the operation for an amount close to 40 million euros. Yes, it is true that the Pole will turn 34 in August and he has one year left on his contract with the Bavarians, but he had the need now. And don’t forget that Robert Lewandowski He is the current Golden Boot of European football with 35 goals in the last Bundesliga. At Barça they consider him a world top-5 he was a “high priority” player as sources from the Catalan club had confirmed to MD.
The most expensive transfers in the history of Bayern:
Douglas Costa (Juventus) – 40 million euros
Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) – 30.5 million
Kroos (Real Madrid) – 25 million
Hargreaves (Manchester United) – 25 millones
Thiago Alcantara (Liverpool) – 22 million
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