Xavi’ Hernandez’s renovation at Camp Nou continues as there is an agreement between Barcelona and Bayernfor the transfer of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski. The confirmation came after a drama that had started before even the 2021-22 season had finished.
The German champions said throughout the summer that the 33-year-old would not be sold. Nevertheless, the saga endedwith the Blaugrana once again having a contemporary icon of the game on their books, a year after Lionel Messi‘s departure.
“In the end,Barcelona offered a fee that makes selling Lewandowski absolutely sensible for us. In addition, we have been very successful on the transfer market recently and signed an absolutely world-class player for the attack in Sadio Mane,” it was revealed by club chief executive Oliver Kahn in an interview with German newspaper Bild.
Robert LewandowskiBarcelona salary: How does it compare to other La Liga stars?
Due to his star status, Lewandowski has agreed to accept a significant wage reduction to finalize his transfer.In March, Spanish newspaper Marca disclosed that the Pole was being paid a gross wage of €23 million per year by the Bavarians.
For a net salary of €9 million per year , it is said that Lewandowski will commit to Barcelona until 2026. Meanwhile, Salaryaftertax.com calculates that this equates to a yearly gross income of almost €17.6 million per year , or €336,000 per week.
This implies that the Poland captainhas agreed to a wage reduction of €5.4 million a year in order to seal a dream transfer to Barcelona for him.Additionally, Marca previously disclosed a list ofLa Liga players who earned the most money.
When it comes to salary, an interesting fact is that Lewandowski doesn’t even make the top nine.Check out thehighest-paid players in La Liga at the moment.
- Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) – €30 million
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – €24 million
- Sergio Busquets(Barcelona) – €23 million
- Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) – €22 million
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – €20 million
- Jordi Alba (Barcelona) – €20 million
- Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)– €20 million
- David Alaba(Real Madrid) – €20 million
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid) – €20 million