Sport

Herbert Hainer confirms Lewandowski’s move to Barcelona

Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has confirmed that the Bundesliga giants have reached a verbal agreement with  to sign Robert Lewandowski.

Lewandowski who has one year left on his Bayern contract, told the club last month that he wishes to leave.

The 33-year-old scored 50 goals in 46 games last season as he helped Bayern win a 10th straight Bundesliga title.

And confirming the agreement between both clubs, Hainer stated was quoted on Bayern’s Twitter handle:”We have come to a verbal agreement with Barcelona. It’s good to have clarity for all parties,” Hainer revealed.

“Robert is an incredible player and he won everything with us. We are incredibly grateful to him.”

Lewandowski joined Bayern on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund in 2014 and has scored 344 times in 374 games for the club, making him their second-highest scorer of all time behind Gerd Muller.

He helped Bayern secure their second treble in the 2019/20 season and has won the league in all eight of his seasons at the club.

Meanwhile, Barcelona completed the signing of Raphinha from Leeds on Friday in a deal worth up to £55m having already signed Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen on free transfers earlier this month.

Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

Recent Posts

BREAKING: APC Crisis: Court of Appeal dismisses Moses Agaba’s appeal against Austin Agada

The Court of Appeal in Makurdi, Benue State, on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by…

3 hours ago

BBNaija’s Phyna publicly rejects family, drops surname

Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, also known as Phyna, has publicly…

3 hours ago

Yemi Alade slams Cool FM, Clout Africa over blacklisting, refusal to forgive

Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has criticized prominent media outlets Cool FM and Clout Africa, accusing…

4 hours ago

BREAKING: Relief as Lakurawa terrorists flee Nigeria after military intervention

Senator Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central, has announced that the Nigerian military successfully expelled the…

4 hours ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court nullifies National Lottery Act, grants states exclusive control

The Supreme Court has struck down the National Lottery Act of 2005, ruling that the…

4 hours ago

Latest update on fuel price hike, fuel scarcity for November 22nd, 2024

As Nigerians express their frustrations over the recent fuel price hikes by the Nigerian National…

9 hours ago