The Polish striker commented on a potential move to MLS, as well as opening up on whether he could be tempted by Saudi Arabian cash.
Joe Brennanj4brennanUpdate: Sep 14th, 2023 12:44 EDT
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Where does Robert Lewandowski keep finding these microphones? The Polish striker has once again been given the opportunity to speak in public about anything that he likes, and this time he’s chosen to talk about how he’s “a human” and not ” a machine” anymore, but we’ll get to that.
The Barcelona man has had a lot of publicity lately, all thanks to his complaining about Xavi’s system and then Polish football’s way of doing things. A couple of days ago, Fernando Santos was sacked as Poland manager. Coincidence? I’ll let you decide.
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Lewandowski complains at having no support at Barça
Despite scoring two goals in four games with Barça this season, Lewandowski does not look a happy man and said just last week that “we are Barcelona and we are not only expected to win but with an offensive style. Recently this has not been how it should be, so we’ve been trying to create more chances in the games… Sometimes we don’t play with enough attacking players on the pitch, I don’t have any support so I try to find the best solution for the team.” Does Robert just need a hug?
Given that he seems so downbeat about Barça, Lewandowski was asked whether or not he could be tempted by Saudi Arabian and its deep pockets, an option that many of Europe’s top talent have not been able to turn down. “Saudi Arabia?” he questioned back, “I don’t even think about that. I’m super happy at Barcelona, in the team, in the city, with my family. As a person, I’m happy.”
Maybe we just have different ways of expressing things, then. However, before we get too excited that happy Bobby is back for good, he did take the time to bring us all back down to Earth with a good, old-fashioned moan about how things were better in the old days: “before Barcelona I was a little bit of a machine, now I’m more human. I have a couple of years of contract here with another year option.”
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Lewandowski scored but Poland performed poorly in the recent Euro 2024 qualifiers.JANEK SKARZYNSKIAFP
Will Robert Lewandowski play in MLS in the future?
Given his instant flicking between being happy and overtly depressed by the fact he plays football for a living, Lewandowski was asked about where else he could play, specifically, MLS. “Before the coronavirus pandemic”, he said, “the idea of MLS was firmly in my mind. But somehow I changed my mind afterwards. After the chapter at Barcelona, that’s difficult to imagine.”
