Robert Lewandowski believes Barcelona will wrestle to interchange him when he leaves Catalonia.
The Poland worldwide has one 12 months left on his Barca contract and has but to resolve what he’ll do in 12 months’ time.
If he opts to maneuver on then he thinks discovering a pure successor might be problematic.
Lewandowski, 36, has been at Barca for 3 seasons, scoring 101 objectives in 147 video games over that interval, together with 42 within the just lately accomplished marketing campaign.
He informed Mundo Deportivo: “I haven’t seen many gamers to this point who play greater than two or three years at full capability and have scored greater than 40 objectives. That’s why I believe that usually the extent of objectives has dropped slightly, as was seen final season.
“That’s why it’s not simple and I’m speaking a few participant who has not solely scored [that amount of goals for] one or two seasons, however three, 4, 5 and extra.”
The names of Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland and Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokores had been put to Lewandowski however he didn’t namecheck them particularly in his reply, including: “Ultimately it’s a must to have the proper resolution, for the membership, or the coach, or the system through which you need to play. In soccer, discovering a scoring striker is just not simple.”
🚨 Robert Lewandowski, en 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐚 para Mundo Deportivo:
⤵️ ¿Quién debe ser su relevo? el polaco responde
💬 “En los últimos años no veo a un delantero goleador capaz de jugar a tope dos o tres años y marcando más de 40 goles” pic.twitter.com/0knpfzofbG
— Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) June 2, 2025
Lewandowski refuses to reveal his personal future
As for his personal future, Lewandowski mentioned it was too early to invest.
“I’ve to say that now I don’t know,” he mentioned. “Bodily I’m fantastic and mentally I’m fantastic. I can say what I need to do in the intervening time, however we speak now a few 12 months or extra [in the future], and that’s so much.
“In soccer, three months, every week, two weeks, is a very long time. However for now I’m considering that an important factor is that I’m getting ready for an excellent season.
“I do know that many individuals are me due to my age, not due to the performances on the pitch. It might be that I performed an excellent sport however didn’t rating a aim, after which why [bring up] my age? If I’ve performed badly, for instance, it’s regular, I can’t do something.”
The previous Bayern Munich star has not dominated out extending his spell at Barca and occupying an elder statesman position in a crew of excellent younger expertise.
He mentioned: “I believe I’ve sufficient time to resolve what I need to do after subsequent season. I can play on the identical degree as final season.
“There may be additionally one other factor outdoors of soccer that in the long run can change what I’ve in my head, for instance. That’s why I believe it’s too early now to consider these items.
“I’m certain I’ll be bodily fantastic. We have now just a few weeks to arrange for the season. I’ve loved this crew so much and I’m very proud to have the ability to play in it.”
Lewandowski hails Flick
Barcelona secured the Copa del Rey and La Liga double in boss Hansi Flick’s first 12 months in cost and Lewandowski has been impressed with how the German, who he labored beneath at Bayern, has tailored to life at Barca.
“When Hansi arrived, I talked to him and defined how I noticed the state of affairs on this membership,” mentioned Lewandowski.
“It was not simple for the coach and I believe Hansi talked to all of the gamers and he knew that if we wished to win titles, we wanted gamers at their greatest degree. And that’s why I believe that this season many gamers have performed at their greatest degree.
“I believe that after this season, subsequent season could also be slightly harder however in case you are mentally getting ready for these items, I’m certain that we will play with slightly extra expertise and in the long run will probably be slightly simpler. However in fact, each rival now needs to win in opposition to us and now we have to arrange for this.”