The signing of Robert Lewandowski by Barcelona had repercussions on a global scale. The Polish striker is one of the best footballers at the moment and FC Barcelona managed to hire him at a much lower salary than he was paid at Bayern Munich. Joan Laporta personally thanked him for his “extraordinary efforts” to join the Catalan entity. He did so during the player’s official presentation as a new collet last Wednesday, with both the pole and the president mentioning the difficulties the Bavarians have imposed on releasing their star.
Bayern Munich can’t get over Lewandowski’s departure
Robert Lewandowski has already turned the page. You have already worn your new colors and your wish to leave Allianz Arena has been fulfilled. The Warsaw striker was deeply disappointed by the treatment received by the board of his former club and even his agent, Benny Zahavi, declared that “Bayern not only lost Lewandowski as a player, but also as a person.”
His position was extreme, and Hasan Salihamidzic, the Bavarians’ sporting director, explained in an interview with Zeit magazine: “I don’t understand his position. And not just because I fulfilled all my contracts as a player, I would do it internally and myself. Understanding Lewandowski’s position is really going back to the point. Zero”.
Bayern Munich thirsts for revenge against Barcelona
He also accused Julian Nagelsmann of signing his star with FC Barcelona: “I don’t know how Barcelona signed so many players. Barcelona is the only club in the world that doesn’t have money, but then they buy all the players. I don’t know how they do it. It’s a bit strange, a bit crazy”
The coach is also upset by the striker’s departure, but thanks to his income, they have made the arrival of Matthijs de Ligt official from Juventus in Turin. Now, as revealed by Sport, they are hungry for revenge against Barcelona and are considering resuming negotiations to sign Frenkie de Jong. In fact, the Dutch midfielder will see better eyes ending in Bavaria than in Manchester, because the Germans play in the Champions League while the English do not.
Be that as it may, if Bayern Munich really wanted to sign Frenkie de Jong, they would have to scratch their pockets to get past the verbal agreement made by Barcelona and United on the previous Ajax transfer: €75m fixed plus 10 in variables.