After Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski is the fourth, and also the biggest, reinforcement of Barcelona this summer. That was certainly the main reason for the former ace of the Catalans, Hristo Stoickov, to host the first man of the greats from Camp Nou, Joan Laporta, in his show on the TUDN channel.One of the first topics was that the Pole arrived in Barcelona despite other interested parties offering more money.”We made the first offer, and the deal was concluded at 45+5 million euros. It was within our capabilities, and Lewa adjusted and fit his financial requirements into the framework that we could offer. That’s why everyone in Barcelona is very happy. We competed for his signature with clubs like Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, but he wanted only Barcelona,” explained Laporta.🎙| Joan Laporta: “I think that Johan Cruyff would have liked the signing of Lewandowski. Now we are going to work on DEFENSE.” #fcb pic.twitter.com/2b7kRZqBG3— BarçaHome (@FCBarcelonaHome) July 18, 2022 The president of Barcelona managed to insert one of the biggest legends in the history of football, and certainly the Catalans, Johan Cruyff, into the story.”That’s what I love. As Johan said – I want players who want to come to Barca – and we have to thank him (Lewandowski) for agreeing to earn less and withstanding the pressure from Bayern. I respect him a lot for those things. I think that Johan would like Lewandowski, a striker who scores a lot of goals, different from the others we’ve had. With players like Dembele, Raphinha and Ferran Torres seeing a lot on the pitch and with Lewa, Ansu and Aubameyang, Barcelona will score a lot.”Lewandowski will turn 34 next month, but the experience of the previous two seasons has taught us that the Pole is becoming more and more dominant every year. For the last two seasons, he was the uncrowned winner of the Ballon d’Or. And the possibility that, like wine, it gets better as the number of years increases, gives him an absolute commitment to all segments in the life of an athlete.”He is a man who takes great care of his health, his wife is a nutritionist, and when you have a woman who controls you…” Laporta joked and left the sentence unfinished.##NAJAVA_MECA_6516880##The president of Barcelona announced new moves in the football market.”Now we will deal with the defense. Xavi gave us a landmark with several footballers and I hope that the Catalans will have new reasons to be happy, just as the arrival of Lewandowski caused it,” concluded Laporta.
