Barcelona superstar expected to stay at the club next season amid future speculations

Robert Lewandowski is going through a lean patch at FC Barcelona, which has also affected the club’s performances in recent weeks.

The Polish hitman has been well below his best and has been guilty of spurning chances in front of goal, which have in turn hurt the Blaugrana, who have now failed to win any of their previous three games.

Given his slight decline, there have already been talks of Barça planning to sell Lewandowski in the summer of 2024 and put faith in Vitor Roque as their first-choice striker.

It has also been suggested in the media that the idea would be to offload the 35-year-old veteran and use the proceeds to fund a move for Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes.

Lewandowski expected to stay

However, according to a fresh update from journalist Achraf Ben Ayad, the feeling within Barcelona is that Lewandowski will be staying put at the club for the next season.

Having arrived last year, the former Bayern Munich superstar spearheaded the Blaugrana’s La Liga title charge and finished with the highest number of goals in the competition, winning the Pichichi Trophy as a result.

Even though he is going through a rough patch, the 35-year-old is seen as a potent player, and as such Barça do not contemplate getting rid of their ace goalscorer next summer.

Vitor Roque might be arriving next month, but the 18-year-old is an unproven talent as far as European football is concerned and will need to go through some adaptation before he can take over as the main striker at Barcelona.

As such, retaining Lewandowski and having him mentor the teenage Brazilian over the course of the next season or so might be the right way to go about things for the Blaugrana.

As for the player himself, he has already rejected a mammoth offer from Saudi in the past and intends to see out his contract at Barcelona, which runs until 2026.