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Perhaps the move that made the most noise during the last transfer window, the transfer of Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona has so far been a success at Camp Nou. The Pole scores goal on goal (9 goals and 2 assists in 6 games) in a Barça undefeated since the start of the season. While Bayern seemed to oppose his departure at the beginning of the summer, the former BVB finally joined the Blaugranas well. Before the Champions League match between the Bavarians and the Blaugranas this Tuesday evening in Munich, Hassan Salihamidzic (Sporting Director of Bayern Munich) spoke about the reasons for the departure of “Lewa” in an interview with El País.
“We wanted to extend him, but he didn’t want to. So we decided it was better to sell him than to release him in 2023. Barça have built a superb squad, but we have financial rules: when we renew the players contracts over 30 years, we don’t do it for more than one season. If it was a mistake? I don’t know. We weren’t willing to give him a four-year contract, at 34 years, paying him such a high salary. It’s a strategy. “Lewy” brought bottles of champagne and we said goodbye as friends. He will always speak well of Bayern and we of him.
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We wanted to extend it, but he didn’t want to. So we decided it was better to sell him than to release him in 2023. Barça have built a superb squad, but we have financial rules: when we renew the contracts of players over 30, we don’t do for no more than one season. If it was a mistake? I do not know. We weren’t willing to give him a four-year contract, at 34, paying him such a high salary. It’s a strategy. “Lewy” brought bottles of champagne and we said goodbye as friends. He will always speak well of Bayern and we of him. Salihamidzic (DS Bayern).
