With Barcelona now closing the signing of Raphinha and renewing Ousmane Dembele, manager Xavi Hernandez is now asking the club to make a concerted push to bring Robert Lewandowski in.
This claim comes from Diario AS, with the report stating that the manager is pressuring the Barça board to sign the 33-year-old Bayern Munich superstar as soon as possible.
And it is then claimed that club president Joan Laporta has promised Xavi that the operation to sign Lewandowski is ‘well underway’ with there expected to be some positive news in the coming days.
These claims come despite reports suggesting that Bayern Munich had once again asserted that Lewandowski will not be sold.
AS states that a deal could be concluded for a fee of around €45 million plus variables even though Bayern Munich are said to be holding out for €50 million. The Poland captain has already agreed a three-year deal worth €9 million per season with Barcelona.
The report goes on to suggest that the deal could be finalised in the coming days, which could make it possible for Lewandowski to attend Barça’s first friendly fixture on their United States tour against Inter Miami on July 20.
If so, it would give the centre-forward time to train with his new teammates before Barcelona lock horns with arch-rivals Real Madrid in a friendly encounter in Las Vegas on July 24. While it would be a challenge for him to play in that game, the report states that such a scenario is plausible.
Lewandowski has not hidden the fact that he is intent on joining the Blaugrana this summer. But Bayern Munich have been the biggest roadblock in the deal being completed. Whether there is any change in the coming days, as the report suggests, remains to be seen.
If Barça are able to close the deal for the former Borussia Dortmund hitman, they would have terrifying depth in the attacking unit, with the likes of Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
However, it could also spell the end of Memphis Depay, who could be deemed surplus to requirements if the Catalans bring in Lewandowski.
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