The striker has lifted the lid on what happened.
Robert Lewandowski has seemingly set the record straight on a recent claim that Barcelona asked him to stop scoring in his first season at Barcelona so as to avoid paying a bonus to Bayern Munich.
Sebastian Staszewski wrote in his biography about Lewandowski that Barca asked him to not score in their final two games of the season otherwise they would have to pay Bayern a €2.5 million bonus.
Lewandowski has now been asked about the situation and had the following to say in a chat with Bogdan Rymanowski on YouTube, per Marca.
“There are some things that I don’t want to speak about. I respect FC Barcelona, and everyone who works there,” he said.
“I was aware of the club situation. Many things had to be resolved for the good of the club. In summary, it was a bonus. At that moment, Barça were looking at every single euro. It was not a small thing.
“For me it didn’t change anything, I had no problems with it, but I kept wondering if I should score or not.”
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