Lewandowski says 'hungry' for success at Barca unveiling
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Robert Lewandowski was officially unveiled as a Barcelona
player on Wednesday and insisted he still has the hunger to continue his
incredible goalscoring exploits.
The Polish striker, signed from Bayern Munich for around 50
million euros, was formally introduced as a Barca player alongside club
president Joan Laporta.
The unveiling came a day after the La Liga side started their
four match tour of the United States with a 6-0 win over David Beckham's Inter
Miami.
Lewandowski, 33, who left the German champions under a cloud
after a dispute over a new contract as well as clashing with coach Julian
Nagelsmann over tactical choices, cannot wait to get started.
Lewandowski joined Bayern in 2014, scoring 344 goals in 375
competitive matches and broke the Bundesliga's single-season scoring record.
But he could make his Barca debut in Las Vegas this weekend
against arch-rivals Real Madrid and said: "We worked hard to get to this
moment but we got there in the end.
"I am always hungry to succeed and have the winning
mentality. This is a new challenge for me and I have already seen this is a
squad with huge potential.
"There is a lot of quality and I want to do my best for
the club. I am ready.”
Lewandowski joins Barcelona in the midst of a financial
crisis yet although the club have racked up debts of almost one billion euros,
the striker becomes the club's fourth summer transfer after the signings of
Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie from AC Milan, Chelsea defender Andreas
Christensen on a free transfer, and Brazil winger Raphinha.
"We are doing our best to restructure," said
Laporta. "We did a lot of work to make this happen.
"There is a big expectation for you (Lewandowski). You
are a football star."


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