Barca refute book about Lewandowski

Lewandowski is controversial again.

The book, titled “Lewandowski - The Real Man”, written by Polish journalist Sebastian Staszewski, revealed that with only 2 rounds left in La Liga 2022/23, Barcelona under Xavi had won the championship. At this time, Lewandowski led the tournament's top scorer list with 23 goals.

In a private meeting with the club's leadership, including President Joan Laporta, a Barca board member bluntly told Lewandowski: "Robert, we need you to stop scoring in the last two games."

Lewandowski, according to the book, was completely stunned because no club in his career had ever asked him for such a thing. The reason for the unbelievable request? Money.

According to the transfer terms from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022, Barcelona must pay an additional 2.5 million euros if Lewandowski reaches the milestone of 25 goals in the first season. With the La Liga title certainly in hand, Barca decided to choose a cost-effective solution by suggesting that the main striker should not score.

As a result, Lewandowski played the full two final matches but did not score any more goals. He still won the Pichichi trophy with 23 goals, 2 more than Karim Benzema, and Barcelona did not have to pay Bayern an additional 2.5 million euros.

Lewandowski's contract with Barca is about to expire.

However, journalist David Bernabeu Reverter is skeptical of this information: "I find it hard to believe that someone from Barca asked Lewandowski not to score. I don't believe that."

Mundo Deportivo then quoted a source from Barca's leadership, saying that in the Lewy transfer agreement, there was a bonus of 1.25 million euros for Bayern if Lewandowski scored 25 goals in all tournaments in a season, not just in La Liga as the above book stated.

This clause lasts for 4 seasons, and the Polish striker scored a total of 33 goals in all competitions in the 2022/23 season. So, the information above is incorrect.

Also in the book, Staszewski added another detail that clearly reflected Barcelona's tight financial situation at that time. On a trip with the team, Lewandowski found the menu had very few meat and fish options. He asked the chef and received a short answer: "We have to save money."

This story, although it happened more than two years ago, is still causing great controversy when it is made public in the biography of Lewandowski. Because it must have permission from the player before being published to the public.

Source: https://znews.vn/barca-phan-bac-cuon-sach-ve-lewandowski-post1604246.html