Robert Lewandowski will join Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the 2013-2014 season. (Frank Augstein/AP)
Bayern Munich officially announced the long-rumored signing of
Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski on Saturday, officially
capturing the services the Polish international starting with the
2014-2015 season. The deal comes just seven months after Lewandowski
lined up opposite the Bavarians as a member of Borussia Dortmund in the
2013 Champions League Final.
Lewandowski’s contract with Dortmund runs out after this campaign,
after which his new five-year deal with Bayern will kick in. The
contract is reported to be
worth €11 million (a shade under $15 million) per season. Another
member of that 2012-2013 Dortmund team, Mario Götze, made a similar
arrangement with Bayern Munich last season, though he didn’t play
against his future team in the Champions League final due to a hamstring
injury.
Lewandowski’s unsure club future hasn’t seemed to slow him down on
the field. The striker has netted 11 goals with four assists in 17
Bundesliga games, along with four goals in six Champions League games.
At Bayern, Lewandowski will in theory compete with Croatian striker
Mario Mandzukic, another big-bodied striker who once again leads Bayern
in scoring this season.
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