Bayern Munich officially announced the arrival of Robert Lewandowski. The Polish international has signed a five-year contract and Bavaria rally late in the season.
Robert Lewandowski out of contract in June, is officially committed with Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund rival. The Polish striker has signed a 25-year lease for five seasons until 2019, with the Champions of Europe and Germany title.
The top scorer in the Bundesliga last season and joined former teammate Borussia Dortmund, Mario Gotze, transferred Bavarian club this summer. Quite a blow for the club Pep Guardiola, who gets there a formidable center-forward free. Lewandowski will join his new partners at the end of the year. In the meantime, he will finish the season with Borussia, with whom he has already scored 11 goals this season. Remains to be seen what the reaction of the supporters of Dortmund.
“We are very pleased to have completed this transfer” , welcomes Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the Executive Director of the Bavarian club on the club’s official website. “Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world. He will strengthen Bayern and give us a new impetus. So we met found agreement on a five-year contract until 2019.” This is another significant advantage for Ribery and his partners!