"The striker netted 23 times during his first campaign at the club and helped Barcelona win the title under Xavi Hernandez. However, it's now claimed that Barca actually asked him to stop scoring at the end of the campaign to avoid paying an extra bonus to Bayern. Sebastian Staszewski has written a new book on Lewandowski and says that with the title already secured, a Barca board member told the striker: "Robert, we need you to stop scoring goals in the last two matches.""
"it's now claimed that Barca actually asked him to stop scoring at the end of the campaign to avoid paying an extra bonus to Bayern. Sebastian Staszewski has written a new book on Lewandowski and says that with the title already secured, a Barca board member told the striker: "Robert, we need you to stop scoring goals in the last two matches." The reason being that if Lewandowski hit 25 goals during the campaign, Barcelona would have had to pay Bayern a €2.5 million bonus."
Robert Lewandowski joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich in 2022 and scored 23 goals in his first season, helping Barcelona win the La Liga title under Xavi Hernandez. With the title already secured late in the campaign, a Barcelona board member told Lewandowski to stop scoring in the final matches to avoid triggering a €2.5 million payment to Bayern if he reached 25 goals. Lewandowski did not score again in those closing fixtures but still finished as La Liga's top scorer and won the Pichichi award, ahead of Karim Benzema.
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