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Robert Lewandowski has hailed Barcelona mentor Xavi as the main reason behind his transfer to the LaLiga club, saying the former midfielder’s thoughts and techniques painted an “amazing future” for the Spanish team.
Lewandowski, who had a year staying on his Bayern contract, moved to Barcelona in a deal worth 45 million euros and has joined the team on their U.S. pre-season visit.
The Poland global said that he “always wanted to play for a big club” in LaLiga and commended Xavi, who was roped in last season when Barca were 10th and hauled them out of a rut to complete second in the standings in the long run.
“I was speaking with Xavi and from the beginning I know mind, his ideas,” Lewandowski told.
“It was easy for me to decide to come to Barcelona because I’m the guy who wants to play, who wants to win, and I think that with Xavi it’s very possible.
“He knows exactly how to coach Barcelona because he was an amazing player and now he’s also a very good coach. He has an amazing future and I want to be a part of this as well.”
Lewandowski, who won the last two FIFA Best Player of the Year awards, is the German Bundesliga’s unsurpassed second highest goal scorer. He scored 348 goals for Bayern in eight seasons, bringing home the title and the Champions League in 2020.
The 33-year-old had been constraining a move from Bayern since May and was feeling quite a bit better after the two clubs at last came to an understanding a week ago.
“Finally, I’m here, I’m very happy to be here with Barcelona. The last few days were very long days but in the end the deal is done. So now I can focus on a new chapter in my life, a new challenge,” he added.
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