{"id":299330,"date":"2023-12-02T13:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T13:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299330"},"modified":"2023-12-02T13:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T13:24:21","slug":"barcelona-included-shock-clause-in-robert-lewandowskis-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/barcelona-included-shock-clause-in-robert-lewandowskis-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona included shock clause in Robert Lewandowski&apos;s contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Barcelona included SHOCK clause in Robert Lewandowski&#8217;s contract when he signed from Bayern Munich and hold the option to &#8216;terminate his deal if the striker doesn&#8217;t appear in over 55 per cent of matches&#8217;\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barcelona included a shock clause in the contract of Lewandowski<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The clause gives the club the option to terminate his deal next season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barcelona included an incredible clause in Robert Lewandowski&#8217;s contract when he signed for the club from Bayern Munich, it has been reported by media in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The forward joined the La Liga side in 2022 and had a fine debut season, ending it as the top scorer in Spain&#8217;s top flight.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s continued his form into his second season, scoring seven goals in 12 La Liga matches.<\/p>\n<p>However, Spanish news outlet Sport have reported that Barcelona have a shocking clause in his deal, which could see them eventually terminate Lewandowski&#8217;s contract.<\/p>\n<p>The report states that the clause &#8216;allows Barca to terminate Lewandowski in his third year if he does not play 55 per cent of the games&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/12\/78501013-0-image-a-63_1701521581729.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona included an incredible clause in Robert Lewandowski&#8217;s contract when he signed for the club from Bayern Munich<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/12\/78501017-0-image-a-64_1701521588112.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The clause allows Xavi&#8217;s side to reportedly terminate Lewandowski&#8217;s deal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/12\/78501023-0-image-a-65_1701521593384.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This becomes active in the third year of his contract if he plays less than 55 per cent of matches<\/p>\n<p>The requirements for this means that he would have to be a starter or play 45 minutes of the matches in the season for them to contribute towards the total percentage.<\/p>\n<p>While Barcelona fans couldn&#8217;t imagine their side without the 35-year-old, by the time the clause comes into play he will be 36.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, who have had troubling financial situations in recent years, covered their backs and have given themselves full control over the player&#8217;s future by adding in this clause.<\/p>\n<p>If Lewandowski picks up a nasty injury or his form drops off, Barcelona can simply let him go rather than keep paying him his high wages.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen as to what the future holds for the player and his club, but the latest report from Spain will come as a surprise to many.<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski was undoubtedly one of the best players in world football when he chose to make the move to Spain, but could the decision to insert this clause be a smart move?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12817563\/Barcelona-Robert-Lewandowski-contract-clause-transfer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona included SHOCK clause in Robert Lewandowski&#8217;s contract when he signed from Bayern Munich and hold the option to &#8216;terminate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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