Better than Haaland, Mbappe – Barcelona veteran’s scoring rate making club reconsider stance on future | OneFootball

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the future of Robert Lewandowski lately, with the player currently in the final year of his contract at Barcelona.

So far, the Blaugrana have appeared hesitant to offer an extension to the 37-year-old veteran and prefer to wait and see how the striker’s form progresses throughout the season.

In the background, Turkish clubs are reportedly making moves to sign Lewandowski, though the player’s agent has recently squashed rumours of a possible January exit.

Lewandowski’s scoring rate has puzzled Deco

As reported by MARCA, Lewandowski is banking on his impressive scoring form this season to try and earn a renewal at Barcelona.

Indeed, the Pole has been averaging a goal every 64 minutes this season, having racked up seven goals in just 449 minutes of league action.

This is only bettered by Bayern Munich superstar Harry Kane and is better than players like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, one of Barcelona’s dream targets to replace Lewandowski.

Is Lewandowski finally starting to find his rhythm? (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images)

To put things into perspective, the veteran forward hasn’t reached this level of scoring efficiency since the 2020/21 season under Hansi Flick.

These figures are making Barcelona’s management, including Deco, reconsider the player’s future.

The Barcelona sporting director is so far judging Lewandowski on two criteria: age and athletic performance. And so far, the Portuguese does not have a clear answer yet.

Lewandowski, for his part, remains calm about his situation at Barcelona even though the forward has received interest from Italy and Turkey, while Saudi Arabia is another option.

The coming months, therefore, could be critical as Barcelona look to make a final decision as far as the future of the former Dortmund striker is concerned.