Football News: Barcelona and Bayern Munich agree on €50 million for Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski is about to agree to a four-year deal with the Catalan club. He can make up to $24 million a season at Bayern.

On Sunday, Lewandowski is anticipated to fly to Miami for a medical before joining Barcelona's US tour. The remainder of the Barcelona team is scheduled to leave on tour a day earlier.

If Bayern Munich opted to sell Lewandowski, Barcelona had long planned to sign him and give him top priority.

Since declaring that he would not extend his contract with Bayern Munich and that he desired to go, Lewandowski, 33, has been at the centre of a transfer story.

Last week, Barcelona president Joan Laporta stated that the team was still awaiting word from Bayern Munich regarding their offer for Lewandowski.

For Bayern Munich, Lewandowski has scored 344 goals in 375 appearances, including 98 in the last two seasons.

Robert Lewandowski's transfer saga

The upcoming transfer will give Bayern much-needed planning security. On July 12, Lewandowski went back to practice and passed his physical with flying colours.

Lewandowski and the team agreed that it would have been uncomfortable for the player to attend both because Bayern is leaving for the United States on Monday, and there will be a team presentation on Saturday at the Allianz Arena.

The transfer is also a means of emancipation for Hasan Salihamidzic, sports director of Bayern, and CEO Oliver Kahn. Uli Hoeneß, a former president and manager of the club, ran it for many years and continued to exercise significant power over it as a board member. Hoeneß vehemently opposed a transfer.

After making it apparent that he wanted to leave the Bundesliga winners with a year left on his contract, the Poland international had been linked with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.

However, Lewandowski refused to discuss a prospective transfer to any other team, and it now seems as though he has secured his desired move to Camp Nou.

Lewandowski made his ambitions known and appeared to say goodbye to the German club a few months ago.

Lewandowski said in May, "My story with Bayern has come to an end. I cannot imagine further good cooperation. I hope they will not stop me (from leaving) just because they can. A transfer is the best solution for everyone."

Despite their alleged financial difficulties, Lewandowski's arrival will add to a busy summer of recruitment for Xavi's team.

Raphinha, a Brazilian winger who cost Leeds €58 million, joined Franck Kessié and Andreas Christensen, two players whose contracts at Milan and Chelsea had expired on Friday.

The Catalan club's summer has been hindered by its financial limitations and the need to balance the books before the end of June.

They only recently confirmed the free transfers of Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie from Chelsea and AC Milan, despite having arrangements in place long in advance.

They followed Barcelona's announcement of the first of their financial "levers," the sale to US company Sixth Street of 10% of their TV rights for the following 25 years for €267 million.

To assist them in registering their new hires, they wish to sell Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United while also announcing the signing of Raphinha from Leeds United.

Lewandowski, who moved to Munich from Borussia Dortmund in 2014, has a remarkable 238 goals in 253 games. At Bayern, he has won eight league championships, one Champions League trophy, and 41 goals in 2020–21, breaking the Bundesliga scoring record.

Bayern may likely explore internally and externally to address the gap in the attack while also bringing in a young forward. Mathys Tel, a forward for Stade Rennais, has drawn much attention, but the young Frenchman is more of a long-term replacement than a temporary solution.

Instead, the Rekordmeister will likely distribute the burden of Lewandowski's 35–40 goals among several others.