Robert Lewandowski He was very close to being a Real Madrid player in the summer of 2014. So much so that he even had a contract written by the white club that he never signed. The Polish media Onet Sport has brought to light the document, where it can be seen that the Real Madrid He offered him a transfer bonus of 10,957,650 euros and a salary for each of the six seasons (from 2014/2015 to 2019/20) of 8,609,590 euros.
The Polish striker, who ended his contract with him Borussia Dortmund and ended up signing with him Bayern Guardiola that same summer, it was one of the great wishes of Florentino Pérez since in the semis of Champions in 2013 he will endorse Madrid with four goals in a single match.
Realizing that he could take one of the most sought-after scorers on the continent for free, Madrid pushed hard to convince the player. The document that has come to light is dated December 9, 2013, has 6 pages and is signed by José Angel Sánchez, CEO and right hand of Florentino, and for Manuel Redondo, head of the president's cabinet.
In the report, Onet Sport explain what Lewandowski He had committed to Bayern months before but that Madrid's offer tempted him, also knowing that the Borussia and his fans preferred to see him in white rather than with the jacket of the eternal rival. Cezary Kucharski, agent of Lewandowski, He now acknowledges in statements to the aforementioned media that his client “wanted to go to Real and back down with the contract with Bayern.” “He liked the vision of living and playing in Madrid“He points out.
He Bayern He learned of the move and rebuked the representative, who convinced the Pole that Bayern was the best option even though conditions were slightly worse. “From the beginning I thought Munich was the best option, Robert had to be number 1, it could not be a simple support,” he reveals.