The long-lasting saga has been finished. Robert Lewandowski is now officially a Barcelona player after the Catalan club paid $46 million to acquire the living goalscoring legend from Bayern. According to Barcelona’s official statement, another $5 million in potential bonuses will be paid to the German club.The final agreement came three days after Barca announced an agreement in principle for the Pole. Lewandowski arrived in Miami on Sunday and met his new teammates ahead of the team’s 6-0 friendly win over Inter Miami. The new Barca striker also passed his medical while in the United States.Laporta: Cruyff would like Lewa, we are grateful to him for putting up with Bayern’s pressure for usLewandowski is already training with his new teammates, and it has to be said that it looks strange to see the veteran striker wearing a kit other than Bayern’s. He’s delighted to finally put the transfer saga, rumours and uncertainty behind him – and focus on the big job at hand.“These have been long days. I hope we get off to a winning start — I like winning trophies, and this is a new chapter for me, with new challenges. This was an opportunity for me personally. I have always wanted to play in LaLiga and for a big team. I’ve already been speaking to Xavi and I know about his ideas. He was a great player and has a great future ahead of him as a coach.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6518208##After playing in his homeland and in Germany, La Liga will be only the third league Lewandowski will grace with his talent. At the same time, he’s the very first Polish player to represent Barcelona. He comes with an impeccable reputation and a bagful of records achieved in the Bundesliga. He has four entries in the Guinness Book of World Records. Playing for Bayern Munich, he came off the bench to score five goals in nine minutes in a game against Wolfsburg, the most ever scored by a substitute. He also set the record for the quickest hat-trick, four-goal and five-goal haul. Look who’s here! 😍 @lewy_official pic.twitter.com/ahRi9YuvZP— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 19, 2022 Even at 34 years of age, he’s fit, quick and strong just as he was five years ago. Barcelona need the best of him.
