Lewandowski: 'Barca is the best place for me to win'
"In football, the most important thing is that you have to have the desire to win, and I believe I am in the best place to do that. I also aspire to score," the Polish rookie said after being owned by the owner President Joan Laporta introduced as Barca player.
Lewandowski just joined Barca four days ago, after the Catalonia Club reached an $ 50 million transfer agreement with Bayern.
At the age of 33, he is still the top football superstar. Lewandowski is expected to help Barca return to the peak after the season 2021-2022 empty-handed, flooded in the unstable personnel and financial difficulties.
The optimistic Police striker will soon escape the difficulties, because he realizes great potential from the collective. "Of course, we have a lot of work to do, but the current Barca team is very quality and potential. I believe I am in a good team," he added. "I hope to score many goals for Barca. It's my own challenge."
After being present at Miami on July 17, Lewandowski practiced a few sessions with his teammates, but had not been registered to play in the friendly match of Inter Miami 6-0. However, he was confident to play the next match, when Barca fought Real at Las Vegas on July 23.
In response to Bild (Germany) before leaving Bayern, Lewandowski said that moving to competition in the tournament is different from the Bundesliga is a long -term intent, because he wants to live in another place, discover something new. with the family.
After knowing Barca's desire, Lewandowski put great pressure on Bayern from the beginning of the summer, publicly declaring his era at the Bavaria Club has ended. When he returned to the army last week, he showed an indifferent attitude, not talking to coach Julian Nagelsmann. Lewandowski's determination and the contract left only one year, causing Bayern to abandon the intention to hold this superstar.
To share with Barca's financial difficulties, promote the progress of the transfer, Lewandowski accepts a deep reduction in wages. In the contract with a term of 2025, with an additional 12 -month extension option, he only received $ 10 million per season at the Camp Nou, compared to 23.5 million USD in the last season of Bayern.