Lewandowski biography reveals Barcelona asked him to stop scoring goals | OneFootball

The biography of Robert Lewandowski, striker for Barcelona, written by Sebastian Staszewski, revealed an unusual request. According to the book, the club allegedly asked the Polish player to stop scoring goals.

The aim was to avoid paying a bonus to Bayern Munich, the striker's former club, in the amount of 2.5 million euros (R$ 15 million), in case Lewandowski scored 25 goals in the 2022/23 Spanish Championship season.

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The book reports that, after a training session, Lewandowski was called in for a conversation with several directors, including president Joan Laporta. One of the executives then made the request: “Robert, we want you to stop scoring goals during the last games.”

In the last two rounds of La Liga, he did not score and finished with 23 goals. At the time, Barcelona, coached by Xavi, had already secured the title and Lewandowski had a comfortable lead over Benzema in the top scorer race.

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