A fresh insight into Robert Lewandowski’s imminent move to La Liga giants Barcelona has been provided on Saturday afternoon.
Links between Polish international Lewandowski and Barca have of course been rampant for several months now.
This comes with the 33-year-old having made public his desire to seek pastures new this summer, on the back of a prolific stint in Germany with Bayern Munich.
Friday, in turn, saw a breakthrough finally reached in negotiations between the two clubs, amid widespread confirmation that a deal worth a fee in the region of €50 million had been struck.
MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 15: Robert Lewandowski gestures during the official Bundesliga championship celebration at Marienplatz on May 15, 2022 in Munich, Germany. FC Bayern won the Bundesliga championship for the 10th time in a row. (Photo by Thomas Hiermayer/vi/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
When exactly, then, can the Blaugrana faithful expect to see the latest addition to Xavi Hernandez’s squad link up with his new teammates?
Well, an insight into precisely that has been provided on Saturday.
The info comes courtesy of transfer expert David Ornstein, who has revealed that ‘Lewa’ is primed to fly out to Miami on Sunday, to join Barca’s pre-season tour of the United States.
Ornstein also points towards a fee of €45 million, plus a further 5 million in add-ons as having been agreed with Bayern, with the hitman, despite being 33, set to put pen to paper on a contract at the Camp Nou through the summer of 2026.
🚨 Robert Lewandowski expected to fly on Sunday to join Barcelona pre-season tour to USA & all being well 33yo striker will undergo medical in Miami before completing transfer from Bayern Munich for €45+5m on 4yr deal @TheAthleticUK #FCBarcelona #FCBayern https://t.co/tX2k7g9PwB
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 16, 2022
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