Overview
- Multiple respected transfer insiders reported on Sunday that Lewandowski has agreed personal terms with Chicago Fire and that documents were being finalised with a signing expected imminently.
- Reports say the deal is for two years with an option for a third and include salary estimates that would place Lewandowski among MLS’s highest-paid players, though the figures have not been officially confirmed.
- Lewandowski and his agent Pini Zahavi visited Chicago earlier this month to meet club officials, a visit that head coach and director of football Gregg Berhalter has publicly confirmed.
- Chicago Fire view the signing as a marquee move to boost results, ticket sales and sponsorship as the club prepares to move to a new stadium and to connect with Chicago’s large Polish community.
- The transfer remains unannounced by the club and a Fire spokesman said talks are ongoing, so final paperwork, immigration clearance and MLS roster rules must be completed before the move is official.