Poland captain Robert Lewandowski is ready to make his closing look at Camp Nou as a Barcelona participant on Sunday after asserting he’s leaving the membership “with the mission full” after 4 seasons on the Spanish champions.
A day earlier than Barca host Actual Betis of their closing residence match of the season (20:15 BST), 2021 Ballon d’Or runner-up Lewandowski mentioned it was “time to maneuver on”, including that he would “always remember the love I acquired from the followers from my very first days”.
“Catalonia is my place on earth,” the 37-year-old professed, calling his keep “lovely” and “probably the most unbelievable chapter of my profession”.
“Barca is again the place it belongs.”
Why has Lewandowski left Barcelona?
The veteran is not a daily starter for Barca, coming in its place 14 occasions and remaining unused on 4 events of the 33 when Lewandowski has been in a Liga matchday squad this season.
His 13 targets have included a hat-trick in a 4-2 win away to Celta Vigo in November and, most not too long ago, one in a 2-1 victory at Osasuna on Could 2.
Lewandowski’s agent, Pini Zahavi, has been negotiating with Al-Hilal and different Saudi Arabian golf equipment “for months”, in accordance with AS.
The outlet reported that Milan, Juventus and Porto have made affords and representatives of MLS group the Chicago Hearth have travelled to Barcelona to try to lure Lewandowski.
What has Barca boss Flick mentioned about Lewandowski?
Barca boss Hansi Flick, who Lewandowski has helped win the highest flight in every of his first two seasons on the membership, has assessed the long-lasting striker’s exit as “good” for his participant and mentioned his squad will “restructure”.
Below Flick, Lewandowski is alleged to have turn into a job mannequin for youthful stars akin to 18-year-old Spain sensation Lamine Yamal, who got here second within the Ballon d’Or in 2025.
Yamal, Ferran Torres, Fermin Lopez and Raphinha are amongst Flick’s present alternate options to Lewandowski, whereas Marcus Rashford has been on mortgage from Manchester United this season, with an choice to make the transfer everlasting for £26 million.
When will Lewandowski’s final Barcelona sport be?
In addition to their go to from Betis, Barca play their closing match of the season on Could 23 once they journey to Valencia (20:00 BST) in what may very well be Lewandowski’s farewell.
Flick’s facet gained the title with three matches to spare by profitable 2-0 at residence to arch-rivals Actual Madrid on Could 10.
Lewandowski got here on in that sport and performed all through their subsequent 1-0 defeat at Alaves on Could 13.
Robert Lewandowski: Barcelona stats
A 3-time Liga winner since becoming a member of from Bayern Munich for a charge rising to round £44 million in July 2022, Lewandowski has made 191 appearances for Barcelona.
The previous Borussia Dortmund, Lech Poznan, Znicz Pruszkow, Legia Warsaw and Delta Warsaw hitman has scored 119 targets and was named within the Liga Group of the season for 3 consecutive seasons between 2023 and 2025.
In addition to these league titles in 2023, 2025 and this season, Lewandowski gained the Spanish Tremendous Cup in every of these campaigns and the Copa del Rey in 2024/25.
