Robert Lewandowski left Bayern Munich for Barcelona, but the emotions are still pretty raw, with the Poland striker criticizing his old club for providing fans with a “not true” explanation of why he left.
Speaking to ESPN, Lewandowski referred to “a lot of politics” being involved in how his final weeks at Bayern went down. “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 bulls—, a lot of s— said about me. Not true, but in the end I knew that the fans, even in this period, still support me a lot.”
The 33 year old completed his transfer to Barcelona in mid-July, moving from Germany to Spain in a €50m move. The change of clubs came after Lewandowski announced his intention to depart, which he then reiterated numerous times.
Lewandowski pushed back against one rumor, which held that he left Bayern over their rumored pursuit of Erling Haaland, who ended up at Manchester City instead.
His push to leave had “nothing to do with Erling,” according to Lewandowski. “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.”
Lewandowski wasn’t prepared to specify exactly who at Bayern had lied about him, but he did clarify that it wasn’t anyone within the squad. “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,” said Lewandowski. “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.
“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.”
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