9 - Robert Lewandowski

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

I find it ludicrous that we allow players to dictate to us. Lewa is not leaving so that means we can't sign a striker apparently.

A ruthless club calls him in and says the following

" Hi Rob, You've been great but no 37 year old can start as a striker for the biggest club in the world. We are signing a new striker and you are going to be 2nd or even 3rd choice next season. If that's not okay with you, let me know and we will work on a transfer together. ".

That's how a big club works. Clubs dictate to the players, not the other way around.

I'm sure if we told him the above, he would want to leave anyway. He ain't going to want to eat the bench in the final years of his career. The guy lives for his stats.

The only reason he is staying is because he knows they will still make him first choice striker next season.

I say no. Call his bluff.

 

[draconifire]

I find it ludicrous that we allow players to dictate to us. Lewa is not leaving so that means we can't sign a striker apparently.

A ruthless club calls him in and says the following

" Hi Rob, You've been great but no 37 year old can start as a striker for the biggest club in the world. We are signing a new striker and you are going to be 2nd or even 3rd choice next season. If that's not okay with you, let me know and we will work on a transfer together. ".

That's how a big club works. Clubs dictate to the players, not the other way around.

I'm sure if we told him the above, he would want to leave anyway. He ain't going to want to eat the bench in the final years of his career. The guy lives for his stats.

The only reason he is staying is because he knows they will still make him first choice striker next season.

I say no. Call his bluff.

Well if it was me I would have done this. Been saying this since last November.
But apparantly most forum folks and the board think otherwise.

We have two choices, either save money, dont get anyone, but lose the potential of generating millions through CL knockout stages. And we definetly will lose. Come 2026, we'll be again in rebuiling stage, Inigo out, Christensen older, Raphinha older.
Or get a striker who will give us that extra edge that Lewa and Ferran lacks, and recoup the money by winning CL knockout stages. And also Shirt sales and hype (if its Gyokeres). XD

 

[jamrock]

He might want to leave just because he knows he's 37 and the only thing left to win with us is the CL, which is always a bit of a coin flip.

3 years
2 league titles
38 GC per season

You've proved your biggest doubts wrong, it's been a great 3 years, maybe it's time for me to move on, which was always kind of the plan, then roque happened.

But I'm not getting my hopes up, I'll believe it when I see it.

If the last year is a club option, then maybe there is hope.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

He might want to leave just because he knows he's 37 and the only thing left to win with us is the CL, which is always a bit of a coin flip.

3 years
2 league titles
38 GC per season

You've proved your biggest doubts wrong, it's been a great 3 years, maybe it's time for me to move on, which was always kind of the plan, the roque happened.

But I'm not getting my hopes up, I'll believe it when I see it.

If the last year is a club option, then maybe there is hope.

Yeah exactly. I think he will go till the end and it won't be pretty end.

I just don't see us winning the CL with Torres and Lewy.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

No chance in hell he doesn't have crynaldo-itis and thinks he's not fit for top level still.

If anything having him and Martin starting next year will provide some gallows humor.

 

[jamrock]

Well if it was me I would have done this. Been saying this since last November.
But apparantly most forum folks and the board think otherwise.

We have two choices, either save money, dont get anyone, but lose the potential of generating millions through CL knockout stages. And we definetly will lose. Come 2026, we'll be again in rebuiling stage, Inigo out, Christensen older, Raphinha older.
Or get a striker who will give us that extra edge that Lewa and Ferran lacks, and recoup the money by winning CL knockout stages. And also Shirt sales and hype (if its Gyokeres). XD

2026 would be the 4 year this team is together.

That's about time for every time to rebuild so it wouldn't be a issue, if we have major turn over next summer really.

The club just needs to be smart with renewals especially with players like raphinha and de Jong, because you could renew them and then you're stuck with them for another 4+ years when we then have younger players who are better in the team.

Next season should watch how bernal develops before signing anyone to a contract extension in midfield, imo.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Casado's better than Bernal and even Casado's not elite.

 

[draconifire]

2026 would be the 4 year this team is together.

That's about time for every time to rebuild so it wouldn't be a issue, if we have major turn over next summer really.

The club just needs to be smart with renewals especially with players like raphinha and de Jong, because you could renew them and then you're stuck with them for another 4+ years when we then have younger players who are better in the team.

Next season should watch how bernal develops before signing anyone to a contract extension in midfield, imo.

Ya I said the same in the Raph thread. I dont want us to renew Raph until its 2026. We wait and see how he does next season, also should get a LW before so he knows, he will have a reduced role or a different role.
Dejong already knows all this, with Casado and Bernal behind him, I hope our board is clever with his contract. His contract renewal at this moment shouldnot be more than 3 years anyways.

The core of the team is young so we just need few semi-starters around them to make the team look new. ST, LW a LCB is all we need to revamp.

And we should have the money to do this in a single year.

 

[Messigician]

It’s time to go