Report: Barcelona ready to offer star surprise new contract amid Juventus transfer links
Barcelona could reportedly be prepared to offer veteran striker Robert Lewandowski a surprise one-year contract on certain conditions.
The Poland international, who will turn 38 this summer, remains a key first-team player for Barca, but it’s hard to imagine he has that much longer left at the very highest level.
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According to Sport, Barcelona would be prepared to extend Lewandowski’s stay by a further year as long as he accepts a pay cut and a deal with more performance-related bonuses.
It remains to be seen if Lewandowski will accept this kind of proposal, with a decision likely to come later, while the former Bayern Munich man will also surely have other opportunities to explore.
Robert Lewandowski to Juventus could be an option
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Lewandowski is also a target for Juventus, so that might be another option for the 37-year-old to remain in a major European league.
With a total of 16 goals in 37 games in all competitions this season, Lewandowski has shown he can still be useful to Barcelona, though those numbers are undoubtedly below what he would have contributed at his peak.
Even last season Lewandowski was still far more prolific, scoring an impressive 42 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions.
It will be interesting to see if he can manage one more year at the Nou Camp, and if not, it also remains to be seen if he’ll even continue playing in Europe or go down the MLS or Saudi route that most ageing players take.
Robert Lewandowski has had a phenomenal career
If we are winding down towards the end of Lewandowski’s career at the top level, then it’s important to pay tribute to one of the best strikers of the modern era.
Lewandowski has been remarkably consistent as one of the most prolific forwards in world football ever since his Borussia Dortmund days, winning multiple major honours, including the Champions League.
| Lewandowski career stats | Games | Goals |
| Borussia Dortmund | 187 | 103 |
| Bayern Munich | 375 | 344 |
| Barcelona | 184 | 117 |
| Poland | 164 | 89 |
See the table above for Lewandowski’s remarkable scoring numbers down the years for club and country, during which time he won 12 league titles across spells with Dortmund, Bayern, and Barca.
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