According to a new report by Bild (paywalled), Bayern Munich have officially rejected Barcelona’s latest offer for Robert Lewandowski. The Catalans had allegedly bid €40m + €5m in easily achievable add-ons, but Bayern are holding out for at least €50m guaranteed (if not more). It remains to be seen if Barca will raise their bid a fourth time, and meet the Bavarians’ demands.
As for the player himself, Lewandowski was spotted meeting Xavi at a restaurant in Ibiza. A Barca journalist was present to photograph the incident. What a coincidence, right?As preseason edges closer, both clubs will want a quick resolution to this transfer saga. In Bayern’s case, this is the first time they’ve responded with a definitive answer to a bid from Barcelona. All earlier offers were met with frosty indifference. This indicates that the Catalans are actually getting close to the club’s valuation for Lewandowski. If Barca raise their bid one more time, that’s all it might take to get a deal done.We found out what Lewy and Xavi chatted about:
“Not a planned meeting”, yeah right. Meanwhile, Barcelona have managed to pull their first lever. They have sold 10% of their TV Rights to Sixth Street for €207.5m, which means they made a profit for this financial year.
And that’s not all! Prepare for the funniest tweet you’ll see all week.
This is peak trolling by Bayern. Apparently, Barca were forced to send their latest offer via burofax (fans of the Messi transfer will know what that is). It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it’ll definitely get under Laporta/Alemany’s skin.
Ah, the smell of preseason in Bavaria. It’s now only a few short weeks to the DFL-Supercup tilt against RB Leipzig, and it’s time for Bayern Munich’s players and coaches to shift back into the season’s grind. The burning question on everyone’s mind now: will Robert Lewandowski be joining them? According to BILD+, that’s very much in doubt.The other party in this matter, Lewy’s dream club in La Liga, are reportedly not keen to see a strike. Though Barça club president Joan Laporta relished in the past month’s war of words, they’re now focusing their efforts on getting Bayern to the negotiating table. It seems they’re resigned to the prospect of making a fourth offer, perhaps north of €50m, and it can’t be certain whether drastic action would help these efforts along or throw them into chaos.
Regardless, the stakes are high for everyone involved, and the clock is ticking. Who will blink first?
Of course, the question remains — can Barcelona afford Robert Lewandowski? Frenkie de Jong is yet to be sold to Manchester United, so Joan Laporta will have to look elsewhere for funds. Luckily for him, money might be forthcoming very soon ...If Barcelona do manage to activate these so-called economic levers (which sounds like something you’d do in Yu-Gi-Oh and not a transfer negotiation), then paying Bayern’s €50m asking price for Robert Lewandowski shouldn’t be an issue for them. Of course, the Bavarians could then turn around and demand even MORE money, starting the whole process all over again. After all, Florian Plettenberg did say this ...Let’s keep a watch and see what happens. If Robert Lewandowski goes on more dinner-dates with Xavi, we’ll be sure to let you know.
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