Goodbye to Lewandowski: Barça Secures $65M Replacement with Arrival Date Set | OneFootball

On Deco’s to-do list for the transfer market is finding the ideal number 9 for Barça. It’s no secret that FC Barcelona are thinking about the future and want to find a replacement for their 36-year-old killer Robert Lewandowski, the current LaLiga top scorer. The player can’t play forever and a worthy heir must be found.

Robert Lewandowski is the first player, after Leo Messi in the 19-20 season, to score 19 or more goals in his first 22 league games. With his goal against Sevilla last Sunday, Lewandowski achieved this figure, which speaks to his good performance.

We are talking about one of the best players in the world who carried the team on his shoulders and was the leader of the squad. A Messi who scored goals, provided assists, led the group and single-handedly won games on many occasions. A player difficult to replace who, after his departure, left a gap on the pitch that was difficult to fill, but now, at least in terms of goal-scoring ability, Lewandowski seems to have taken up the baton and can reach Messi’s levels.

The striker arrived at FC Barcelona in 2022 with great numbers, but also with a level of experience that could make one doubt his performance. He scored 33 goals in his first season across all competitions, and in the following season he reached the figure of 26 goals. This season, at the age of 36, he seems to have exploded with the Barça shirt. So far this season he has already scored 31 goals, which allows him to dream of reaching the figure of 40 across all competitions.

A star and free for Barça

Many names have been mentioned in recent weeks, but now a market opportunity has arisen that FC Barcelona could take advantage of. The new details revealed about his contract with his club and the high level he has shown make him an option to be taken into account. We are talking about the English striker of Bayern Munich, Harry Kane. A player who seems to have a jinx in finals and who is hungry for titles.

The player could be a viable option for the Catalan team in 2026, when a special clause in his contract would allow them to sign him for 65 million euros. According to the newspaper ‘BILD’, Harry Kane will have a clause of 65 million euros in January 2026, less than his current value and the current one of 80 million euros. This drop in value could make Barça interested in him and get involved in a bidding war that is expected to be fierce.

His age, he would be 33 in 2026, is not a concern in Barcelona where the Pole Lewandowski arrived at 34 and is performing extraordinarily well. However, according to the information from BILD, Kane is currently happy in the team. In 27 games this season, he has scored 26 goals and made 10 assists. Hansi Flick knows the player well from his time in the Bundesliga and would be delighted with his arrival.

“As a number 9, I consider myself first and foremost a goalscorer. But I also like to participate in the game much more than other number 9s, perhaps. I like to get to the byline and link up plays. I like to keep the ball when the team is under pressure,” the player said in a recent interview with UEFA. ‘A number 9 is going to be judged on his goals and how many he scores, but I think it’s important that when you don’t score goals, you still contribute to the team, and that’s what I try to do, both with and without the ball.’ A philosophy that would fit in with what Flick proposes at FC Barcelona.