Robert Lewandowski has long signalled a desire to shift to Barcelona and the Polish striker finally completed a move to the top-flight La Liga club on July 16. Though the Catalans arrived in Miami for the pre-season friendly with Inter, it was reported that the 33-year-old striker and Xavi, the Barcelona coach, were not among the squad that arrived. 

Lewandowski, instead, has a video of himself on the Miami beach. 

The former Bayern Munich star is seen in a Barcelona jacket, standing atop a guard outpost, saying that he is “very happy to enjoy to Barcelona[sic]”. Lewandowski concludes his message by saying “Forca Barca”, meaning “come on” or “let’s go” Barcelona. 

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After a long back and forth, with Bayern unwilling to sell and Lewandowski bent on a move, the Catalans have finally landed their transfer target. Barcelona also shared a clip of Lewandowski meeting his teammates ahead of the game against the David Beckham-owned Major League Soccer (MLS) side. 

With Lewandowski on the squad, Barcelona will be looking to add more firepower to their forward line which the back-to-back Golden Boot winner looks poised to deliver. 

Lewandowski joins the newest spate of Barcelona transfers which include Pablo Torre, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, and Raphinha. 

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Ahead of the deal being finalized, Lewandowski had made his intent to move very clear, saying in a press conference “Bayern is a serious club and I hope they will not keep me just because they can. A transfer is the best solution for all parties”. 

Barcelona have planned to build their squad around the talismanic striker who is expected to don the No 9 jersey when he goes onto the field for the Catalans. 

Thus far, the La Liga side tied in their friendly against Olot on July 13, with both sides scoring a single goal.