Overview
- Speaking to Polish journalist Bogdan Rymanowski, Robert Lewandowski said the situation involved a bonus, noted Barcelona were watching every euro, and admitted he wondered whether to score.
- Sebastian Staszewski’s biography alleges Barcelona’s board asked him two matchdays from the end of 2022/23 not to add goals that would trigger a payment to Bayern Munich.
- Multiple outlets have reported a clause that would have paid Bayern €2.5 million if he reached 25 LaLiga goals that season, with BILD saying it verified the clause.
- BILD has also reported that the directive may not have been delivered in the explicit form described, and Lewandowski did not confirm receiving a direct instruction.
- He played the full 90 minutes against RCD Mallorca and Celta Vigo in the final two league matches without scoring, the threshold was not met, and neither Barcelona nor Bayern has issued a confirming statement.