A financial hole threatened to swallow a famous name, but the biggest clubs are not what they are by accident. They are big also because they are charming, because everyone wants them, because they lure even when drowning. And because they don’t give up. Joan Laporta probably isn’t quite sure yet how he’s going to budget for wages until the end of the season, yet he managed to pay – maybe overpay? – one of the best strikers ever, Robert Lewandowski.Whether Lewa at the age of 34 is worth exactly the 50 million euros that Barca allegedly paid to Bayern – the respected El Pais claims even much more: as much as 80 million – is yet to be debated, but there is no doubt that first team manager Xavi now has a level of a goalscorer which maybe only Real Madrid have at the moment. The Pole showed up at the team’s pre-season tour in Miami ready for medical examinations, the first training and promotion which should happen by the end of the day.The words of Robert Lewandowski: pic.twitter.com/nx2UCULhiQ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 18, 2022 He is confident that he will continue finding the back of the nets and win titles. Titles with Bayern were pretty much guaranteed – they are not in Barcelona. But Lewandowski guarantees goals. Sport reminds that he has scored 509 so far, and even adds up and claims that Xavi now has 1,133 goals at his disposal.Laporta’s latest reinforcements (Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres, Raphinha) scored that much, with the support of Memphis Depay, the top scorer from last season, Ousmane Dembele, who extended his contract despite the initial desire to go, and the recovered Ansu Fati.Almost half of those were Lewandowski’s work, who scored 50 for Bayern last season alone. A year before that, a record 69, of which 41 in the Bundesliga, breaking Gerd Muller’s record. All together in Bayern – 344 goals. They can’t really be mad at him for leaving. By way of comparison, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – he is only a year younger – is currently at 299. Nobody else is even close to the 200-mark.##NAJAVA_MECA_6513461##It is therefore understandable why there is so much euphoria at the Camp Nou stadium. The goals have been lacking so far. The goals will come with Lewa.”I’m finally here and I’m happy about it. These have been long days, but I am ready for new career challenges. I like to win, I like to conquer and I hope it will be like that this season as well”, were Lewandowski’s first impressions after landing in Florida.He had heard from Xavi already…”I immediately realized that his ideas suited me. This was an easy decision”.🚨 Robert Lewandowski meets his new Barcelona teammates. 🫂💙❤️ (🎥 @FCBarcelona) pic.twitter.com/iTY0JJ6xnx— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 18, 2022
