MLS club announces signing of Lewandowski, ex-Barcelona and Bayern
Forward Robert Lewandowski was announced by Chicago Fire, from Major League Soccer (MLS), this Monday (29). After leaving Barcelona at the end of the European season, the 37-year-old Pole will now play in the United States.
Lewandowski signed with the Chicago Fire until the end of the 2027/28 season. He arrives at the club filling a Designated Player (DP) spot, which, within the MLS structure, is given to a standout player who can earn a salary above the league's salary cap.
Going to MLS was already expected for the athlete, who is about to turn 38 years old (on August 21st). Lewa has been negotiating with Chicago for some time and, in recent weeks, he visited the American team's facilities and the city where he will live.
Reunion of stars in MLS
In the North American league, Lewa will meet again with several stars of world football, the main one, of course, Lionel Messi, today at Inter Miami. In addition to the Argentine, MLS has names like Marco Reus (LA Galaxy), Hugo Lloris (LAFC), Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City).
Victorious passage through Barcelona
After almost a decade leading Bayern in the Bundesliga, Robert Lewandowski agreed, in 2022, to be Barcelona's new number 9 and assume the role of star of the team that was missing Lionel Messi.
And he was very successful in Spanish football. There were three LaLiga titles in four years, in addition to a Copa del Rey and three Spanish Super Cups in four seasons. He left the club with the status of an idol and several tributes.
In total, the Pole played 191 games for Barça, scoring 120 goals and 22 assists. Lewa won the LaLiga top scorer award in 2022/23, with 23 goals, in addition to being the Spanish club's top scorer in the first three years.
In total, Lewa has 735 goals in his career, having also built a great history for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, in Germany.
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