Robert Lewandowski’s next club: Five moves for departing Barcelona star as a free-agent | OneFootball

Robert Lewandowski is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season when his contract expires.

The 37-year-old has scored 119 goals in 191 appearances for the club since joining in 2022, winning three La Liga titles, but he will depart “feeling that the mission is complete”.

We’ve assessed his options and highlighted five destinations for next season.

Al Hilal

Last summer, it was widely reported that Lewandowski had multiple offers from clubs in Saudi Arabia.

He reportedly turned down mega money from the likes of Al Hilal and Al-Nassr.

While the striker rejected their advances at the time, the door was left open to discuss a deal later down the line.

And reports this week have suggested that Al Hilal are the frontrunners for Lewandowski’s signature, with talk of a deal worth €90 million per season. That’s roughly £1.5million per week.

Chicago Fire

Back in 2024, a number of MLS sides were keeping tabs on the veteran striker.

His Poland teammate, Karol Swiderski, who used to play for Charlotte FC, has admitted that Lewandowski has asked him about moving to MLS before.

“Yes, he’s asked me sometimes,” Swiderski told reporters a few years ago.

“I’m waiting for this moment, so I hope he will come here, because he’s really a legend, [not only] in Poland but even I think in Europe.

“He’s scored many, many goals, so it would be nice to meet him in MLS.”

It was reported at the end of last year that Chicago Fire have Lewandowski on their ‘discovery list’, which means no other club in MLS can sign the veteran without paying them a fee.

AC Milan

If Lewandowski wants to remain in Europe, Milan could provide a home.

The Italian giants have a history of signing players in their late thirties and getting the best out of them – just look at Luka Modric this season.

It’s been well-documented that Milan have been interested in him over the past few months and next summer could be perfect timing for both the player and club.

According to reports, Lewandowski might accept less than 10 per cent of the salary on offer in Saudi, though Milan are said to be considering Atletico Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth as an alternative.

Juventus

Like Milan, Juve hosted Lewandowski’s agent Pini Zahavi recently amid reports the Old Lady was eyeing up the Polish hit-man.

Apparently, they didn’t like what they heard from Zahavi.

Despite the huge reduction in comparison to the Saudi numbers, €8million a year is still more than Juve are interested in paying.

If Lewandowski is playing in Serie A next season, it is more likely to be in Milan than Turin.

Man Utd

Rio Ferdinand reckons Lewandowski would be a savvy move for his former club.

“What a guy, what a player!” wrote Ferdinand on X. “Experienced option next season in UCL & help with development of Sesko?”

Ferdinand’s opinion doesn’t carry much weight at Old Trafford these days. But, actually, he makes a fair point.

And if the Serie A discount on his salary extends to the Premier League – it almost certainly won’t – then Lewandowski would hardly break the bank since Sesko is on similar money.