Robert Lewandowski who recently joined Catalan giants FC Barcelona from Bayern Munich has now accused his former club of spreading lies about his departure.
The Polish international’s departure from Bayern did not take place on good terms as after a lot of disagreements only he was finally allowed to move to Catalonia. The Bavarians insisted firmly that Lewandowski fulfill his contract which ran until the summer of 2023.
However, the 33-year-old sought a new challenge and had already agree to sign for Barcelona back in March this year.
But the rumours circulating the matter told Lewandowski felt ‘unsecure’ over Bayern plotting a move to land Erling Haaland to Allianz Arena.
Bayern, enraged over the same were adamant in accepting any of Barcelona’s initial offer, before finally agreeing to sell the striker for €50 million to the Catalans.
Robert Lewandowski labels the Haaland rumours as ‘Bullsh*t’
Robert Lewandowski brought an end to his 8-year stint at Bayern in which he won every trophy available at club level. However, neither his manager Julian Nagelsmann nor the club hierarchy were happy over Barca’s approach for the their player.
The Bundesliga giants launched staunching attacks against Barcelona, questioning their heavy business in the transfer market despite being debt-ridden.
Lewandowski has had a bite back at his former side, rubbishing the stories they created during his not-so-merry departure from the club.
While talking to ESPN, the striker was questioned about his exit being linked to the potential arrival of Haaland to which he hit out, [My exit] had nothing to do with Erling [Haaland].
“I am the guy who even if something’s not good for me, truth is more important. I don’t want to speak about what happened exactly. But if the question is if the decision to move was because of him, no, I didn’t see the problem if he joined Bayern Munich.
“But some kind of people doesn’t say to me the truth, say something different. And for me it was always important to be clear, to stay true, and maybe for a few people that was the problem. And in the end I know that something doesn’t work well with my person as well and I knew that, OK I see and I feel that maybe it’s a good time to move out of Bayern Munich and join Barcelona.”
However, Lewandowski reiterated that he still shares a good bond with his former teammates and staff with whom he shared the dressing room for eight years.
“I had a very good relationship with my teammates, with the staff, with the coach, and these are all things I’m going to miss because I spent a beautiful time there. And we were not only friends from the pitch but also something more. But in the end this chapter is over and I open a new chapter in my life and a new chapter in my career.
“So I feel that I’m in the right position, right place. So everything that’s happened in the last maybe few weeks before I left Bayern Munich, that was also of course a lot of politics. The club tried to find an argument why they can sell me to another club because before it was difficult to explain maybe to the fans. And I had to accept that even though it was a lot of bullsh*t, a lot of sh*t said about me. Not true, but in the end I knew that the fans, even in this period, still support me a lot.”
Lewandowski has completed a major part of preseason with Barcelona and will now be aiming to kick-start his debut season with the club on a good note.