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Robert Lewandowski is saying goodbye to Bayern Munich and hello to Barcelona as the two clubs have reached a deal for his transfer, according to ESPN's Sam ...

The Blaugrana have been linked to him since then and were intent on striking a deal. Lewandowski has spent the last eight seasons of his career with the Bavarians, helping the club win the Bundesliga title in each of those seasons and a UEFA Champions League title in 2020. Lewandowski is expected to be announced as Barcelona's newest player over the weekend, ESPN added.

The Polish striker appears to be getting his wish, with a move to Camp Nou reportedly agreed upon.

Now he appears set to join the league where Ronaldo and Messi used to be the biggest names and where Benzema is the reigning top dog, and he joins a Barcelona side desperate to reclaim the glory that it has lost amid financial crisis. Regardless of whether that was a negotiating ploy, it appears a $50 million transfer fee will get the job done, with Lewandowski expected to be announced by Barcelona this weekend, perhaps in time to join his new club for its U.S. preseason tour. According to multiple reports on Friday, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for a transfer that will send the two-time reigning FIFA Best Men’s Player of the Year from Allianz Arena to Camp Nou in a blockbuster move.

FC Barcelona are understood to have agreed a deal to sign Robert Lewandowski from Bayern.

With the acquisition of Robert Lewandowski all but done, Barcelona are set to be back in the La Liga title race in 2022-23 -- providing that they can ...

Lewandowski is the second leading scorer in Bayern club history with 344 goals in just 375 matches in all competitions, and he has won everything that there is to win. While he did return to preseason training for the German side, there was an expectation that Barcelona would eventually find a way to hit their asking price and they did just that. With the acquisition of Robert Lewandowski all but done, Barcelona are set to be back in the La Liga title race in 2022-23 -- providing that they can register their new signing.

Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski for €45million, rising to €50million in potential add-ons.The 33-year-old...

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Barcelona is set to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich after the clubs reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, ...

Last season, Barcelona finished a distant second in Spain to Madrid and failed to advance beyond the Champions League group phase. He also scooped up 10 Bundesliga titles, four German Cups, and a Club World Cup with the Bavarian powerhouse. He had one more season left on his contact with Bayern. That also helped it secure the transfer of Brazil winger Raphinha from Leeds and sign Ousmane Dembélé to a new contract last week as its hopes to challenge Spanish and European champion Real Madrid in the upcoming season. Lewandowski scored 312 goals in 384 Bundesliga games for Bayern and previous club Borussia Dortmund. He hit 35 goals in 34 appearances last season to become the Bundesliga’s leading scorer for the fifth season in a row, and the seventh time overall. Barcelona is set to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich after the clubs reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press.

Barcelona is set to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich after the clubs reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, ...

Last season, Barcelona finished a distant second in Spain to Madrid and failed to advance beyond the Champions League group phase. He also scooped up 10 Bundesliga titles, four German Cups, and a Club World Cup with the Bavarian powerhouse. He had one more season left on his contact with Bayern. That also helped it secure the transfer of Brazil winger Raphinha from Leeds and sign Ousmane Dembélé to a new contract last week as its hopes to challenge Spanish and European champion Real Madrid in the upcoming season. Lewandowski scored 312 goals in 384 Bundesliga games for Bayern and previous club Borussia Dortmund. He hit 35 goals in 34 appearances last season to become the Bundesliga’s leading scorer for the fifth season in a row, and the seventh time overall. Barcelona is set to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich after the clubs reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press.

Barcelona is set to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich after the clubs reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, ...

Last season, Barcelona finished a distant second in Spain to Madrid and failed to advance beyond the Champions League group phase. He also scooped up 10 Bundesliga titles, four German Cups, and a Club World Cup with the Bavarian powerhouse. He had one more season left on his contact with Bayern. Replacing a player who was Bundesliga top scorer for each of the last five seasons — and who set the league record of 41 goals in 2020-21 -- will be no easy task. Lewandowski scored 312 goals in 384 Bundesliga games for Bayern and previous club Borussia Dortmund. He hit 35 goals in 34 appearances last season to become the Bundesliga’s leading scorer for the fifth season in a row, and the seventh time overall. BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona is set to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich after the clubs reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press.

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski is set to move to Barcelona in a deal worth 50 million euros ($50.4m), according to multiple reports on Saturday.

He won the Bundesliga in each of his eight seasons with the club as well as the Champions League, the Club World Cup and three German Cups. Bayern had only offered Lewandowski a one-year extension to his contract, which expires in the summer of 2023, according to German media. At the end of May, Lewandowski said "it is certain that my story with Bayern has come to an end."

"We have come to a verbal agreement with Barcelona," Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer said of Robert Lewandowski, with the striker finally departing the ...

"It doesn’t make sense, not after such time. We should not look for a one-man decision. At Bayern, there was not enough desire to listen to me and my needs. "It's good to have clarity for all parties. I leave friends that I’ve known for eight years. I cannot imagine what happened in the last months of our further cooperation.

The Polish striker has one year left on his contract with Bayern but has made clear his desire to join Barca.

It certainly wouldn’t feel the same at a different club. We have come to a verbal agreement with Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski closer to Barcelona move as Bayern Munich reach agreement

The reigning two-time FIFA Best Men's Player of the Year played at his old club since 2014.

Bayern won the Bundesliga title in each of his eight seasons in Munich, and he scored 344 goals in 375 appearances across all competitions for the club. Above all, I would like to thank the fans because it is you who make @fcbayern the special club that it is. Robert Lewandowski moved from Bayern Munich to Barcelona on Friday in a blockbuster transfer.

Barcelona have closed the signing of Robert Lewandowski after agreeing a transfer fee of €45 million with Bayern Munich, sources told ESPN.

He turns 34 in August. The striker has spoken of his desire to take on a new challenge as he enters the final years of his career. Barca made Lewandowski one of their primary targets this summer, with coach Xavi Hernandez keen to add more firepower to his squad ahead of the new campaign.

Bayern Munich confirmed on Saturday they have agreed a deal with Barcelona for the sale of Poland star Robert Lewandowski to the Spanish club.

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“In the end,” he continued, “FC Barcelona offered a fee that makes selling Lewandowski absolutely sensible for us. In addition, we have been very successful on ...

It’s always about what’s best for FC Bayern, the club, the team and the fans. And in the end, we felt it was best to give Robert permission to leave. “In the end,” he continued, “FC Barcelona offered a fee that makes selling Lewandowski absolutely sensible for us.

Lewandowski's lack of emotional impact on and off the pitch can't detract from his brilliance, but he leaves behind little love in Munich.

But it does explain why his legacy in Munich, unlike that of “Robbery” and the greats from the ’70s, will remain contested. While Lewandowski and head coach Julian Nagelsmann had differing ideas on tactics, a number of players were resentful that everything at Bayern seemed to revolve around the centre-forward. Their decade of uninterrupted domestic dominance, it’s important to remember, started two seasons before he arrived under Jupp Heynckes, with whom Bayern won the treble in 2012-13 while playing Mario Mandzukic up front. Now he wants to score goals to win games, with the team,” team-mate Thomas Muller said of his fellow forward’s newly-found collective streak. Bayern were sounding out Erling Haaland over a move from Dortmund and were thus unprepared to offer Lewandowski a lengthy new contract. The player reacted by saying something “had broken” inside him, and openly agitated for a move. He’s always chipped in with goals and his quality, but what we’ve seen happen this year is extra-special.” Club president Uli Hoeness was one of many supporters crying in the stands amid the general outpouring of love, gratitude and regret that greeted the iconic duo’s departure. (Aubameyang scored twice in Dortmund’s final-day 4-3 win over Werder Bremen, Lewandowski contributed only an assist to a 4-1 defeat of Freiburg.) Club legends Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery starred in their last home game for Bayern Munich, a 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt that secured their seventh championship in a row. Rival interest from Chelsea in England was met with Bayern intransigence. A devoted self-optimiser who reached a world-class level through hard work and game intelligence rather than God-given talent, Lewandowski didn’t have time for fraternisation.

He has scored 312 goals over the past 12 seasons in the Bundesliga. In 78 Champions League games for Bayern Munich, he scored 69 times (including two against ...

After eight years of easy league titles at Bayern, perhaps the challenge of resurrecting Barcelona is what he needs. Barcelona hopes to be able to afford it by selling percentages of future television revenues and nearly half of the company it set up to run its marketing. He will almost certainly improve Barcelona, but it’s very hard to see how a signing of his heft could be considered a priority given the club’s financial instability. And he is a young 33. When Joan Laporta succeeded Josep Bartomeu as Barcelona president in 2020, his prime job seemed to be sorting out the finances of the club. It has announced the signings of two players it has not yet been able to register while it sorts out the budget.

In acquiring marquee player Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona may not only be thinking about goals.

But for the time being, Xavi has a ready-made player who, if supplied with chances, will deliver while he aims to build for more sustainable success once his latest addition leaves. Competing for and winning the Champions League will bring monetary rewards from UEFA, easing the club’s accounts year on year. At face value, Robert Lewandowski moving to Barcelona is a nice boost for the club on the field. Lewandowski’s decision reflects a professional who still thinks he can crack it at the top level. Most significantly, though, he can be a turning point in Barcelona’s fortunes. And while helping dethrone Real Madrid will be more of a challenge for Lewandowski next season, his arrival would make the squad an immediate contender.