Barcelona takes huge step in bringing in Robert Lewandowski, reports BILD† The Catalans will make a second offer for the 33-year-old top striker at Bayern Munich within a few days, agent Pini Zahavi has already confirmed to the German superpower. Bayern can add a fixed amount of 32 million euros and also earn 5 million euros in bonuses. At the same time, according to Sport and Fabrizio Romano inform Dani Alves that his expiring contract will not be renewed.
For Joan Laporta, bringing in Lewandowski is the absolute main goal of this transfer summer. Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Chelsea are also targeting the Polish top scorer, but none of the interested parties want to go as far as Laporta on behalf of Barca. The Spanish top club previously reached an oral agreement on a two-year contract with the option for another year. Considering Lewandowski will turn 34 in August, that’s an extraordinary offer, one he won’t get anywhere else. An annual salary of nine million euros is ready for the European Golden Shoe winner.
With the new offer of 37 million euros, Barcelona comes close to the asking price for Lewandowski, which was set by Bayern at 40 million euros. At the end of May, Barça made a first offer that was still 10 million euros. Bayern itself wants to strengthen its vanguard with Sadio Mane, who, according to BILD has already personally agreed on a three-year contract. Liverpool, in turn, took Darwin Núñez away from Benfica this week and are willing to think along with Mane’s departure. According to the German newspaper, Bayern will make a third offer for the Senegalese this week, which will not be far from the asking price of 40 million euros.
Dani Alves
At the same time as the decision to increase the offer for Lewandowski, Barcelona have chosen to waive Dani Alves. At the end of last year, the 38-year-old right-back volunteered to help Barça, which was then in very difficult sporting weather, and signed on January 1 for a minimal contract. Alves performed well and, despite his age, played sixteen official games in six months. The Brazilian was eager to stay and even proposed to sign a six-month contract, so that he could at least remain active at the highest level until the World Cup in Qatar. Barcelona, however, put a line through that proposal.
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