“We have made an offer to Bayern”: Barcelona president confirms Lewandowski interest

After headlining the news daily for close to two weeks, news of Robert Lewandowski’s speculated move to Barcelona cooled in recent days. It did not imply reduced interest from the Catalans’ side, rather a reluctance of Bayern Munich to let their star leave.

Barcelona have already made three bids for the Polish striker and had all rejected. The club’s third offer was said to be over €40 million but the German club were still not satisfied with the fee.

Joan Laporta was asked about the striker’s signing earlier today during the presentation of Andreas Christensen. The president gave an update but once again said that the cards were in Bayern’s hands.

“We made offer for Lewandowski to Bayern Munich and we hope they respond,” he said.

One would assume that the latest offer submitted by the Catalans is higher than the previous offer of €40 million. However, given that the Germans do not have a direct replacement for Lewandowski, it will be difficult to negotiate a departure.

Last week, it was reported that Bayern Munich demanded the entire fee upfront as opposed to the usual practice of accepting instalments.

The Bundesliga side’s reluctance to sell their star is understandable. However, the one factor in Barcelona’s favour is Lewandowski’s open request to leave his club. Given that the player is hell-bent to leave Munich, the pressure is on the Germans to monetise his departure.

Source: Barca TV+