The FC Barcelona confirmed during the afternoon of the Saturday the signing of Robert Lewandowski, pertinent of the Bayern of Munich. It had been a personal request of Xavi Hernández, Barcelona trainer, to achieve the jump of quality that so much needed his forward. The Barcelona leaders, comandados by Joan Laporta, did until the impossible to achieve his incorporation in this summer.
The Barça had to 'litigate' by his signing, put the Bayern denied -until last hour- to leave it go out, although the footballer had announced publicly at the end of the season 2021-2022 that wanted to leave. Finally, during the midnight of the Friday the Bavarian club gave green light to his exit and the group culé did the pertinent formalities to seal the principle of agreement.
It has been a victory for the board of Joan Laporta, that is configuring a quite competitive staff for the next course that, without doubts, will be able to litigate by the titles. The president culé gave the welcome personally to Lewandowski during the afternoon of this Sunday, after his landing in Miami. To the arrival of the maximum mandator to the hotel Conrad Fort Lauderdale, was questioned by the signing and left clear that are "very happy".
The illusion in the barcelonismo is absolute, from the leaders until the fans. In the club there are not doubts that Lewandowski will be key for the reconstruction of the team, that aims to be very fast. The Pole already has left clear that is decided to help to the Barça to go back to the highest and that has many win to achieve so many titles as it was possible in his stage in the Spotify Camp Nou.
Slopes of the official details
The agreement of the Barça with Lewandowski was announced the past Saturday, but are missing for knowing a lot of details of the operation. It had informed that the club closed the traspaso in 45 million fixed euros more other five in variables (a total of €50m), but a back information of the newspaper 'El País' desvelaba that there was a bonus of 10 million euros that the Barcelona club will pay to the Germans when it fulfil the first year of agreement of the Pole.
Likewise, the journalist Alfredo Martínez aimed that it also has existed a 'substantial' commission for Pini Zahavi, agent of the footballer of 33 years. "Principle in accordance with the Bayern that delayed when seeming by the commission that demanded his representative Pini Zahavi. Key in the agreement. It asked €20m. 5 by year", informed during the night of the Saturday.