Robert Lewandowski says he moved to Chicago Fireplace as a result of he “could not think about” being with any European membership apart from Barcelona.
Lewandowski’s four-year contract expires and he’ll depart Barcelona on the finish of the 2025-26 season.
He joins the Blaugrana from Bayern Munich and beforehand performed for Borussia Dortmund in Europe’s high 5 leagues.
The 37-year-old performed 193 video games in all competitions for Barcelona, scoring 120 objectives throughout that point and completed the La Liga season because the membership’s high scorer with 14 objectives.
Throughout his 4 seasons in La Liga, the Polish participant gained three La Liga titles, together with this season, in addition to three Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España.
He then signed with Chicago, saying he wanted to alter from who he was and that is why he selected MLS.
“I made a decision that I did not wish to keep in Europe after Barcelona,” Lewandowski stated in his first press convention since signing with the Fireplace.
Robert Lewandowski involves Chicago
We’ve signed Robert Lewandowski, world soccer icon and Poland’s all-time main goalscorer, as Designated Participant #cf97. pic.twitter.com/ML5zxz3hVk
— Chicago Fireplace FC (@ChicagoFire) June 29, 2026
“After leaving Barcelona and one other membership[in Europe]I did not wish to play anymore. In fact, from one aspect, it was a troublesome determination for me and for my household to maneuver outdoors Europe.”
“However alternatively, I do know that due to what I did at Barcelona, I wished to remain at one other membership. And I could not think about myself at a brand new (European) membership apart from Barcelona.”
Lewandowski signed a two-year contract with Chicago, third place within the Jap Convention, forward of his return to league play after the World Cup suspension.
The striker has scored 629 objectives in 869 video games for the membership. He additionally scored 89 objectives for Poland.
Lewandowski performed in 29 top-flight video games for Bayern within the 2020-21 season, scoring 41 objectives, and holds the document for many objectives in a single season within the Bundesliga.
