“I wanted to go” – Barcelona star reveals he held talks with former Man Utd boss
Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has revealed he spoke with Sir Alex Ferguson during his time at Borussia Dortmund.
The former Man Utd boss was interested in signing Lewandowski more than a decade ago and personally phoned the Polish striker.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Sport Bild (via MEN), he revealed:
“I remember exactly that moment. I believe we had a friendly match against Dortmund in preparation for the match against Bochum. I was substituted during halftime. I look at my cell phone in the dressing room. There is a text message with the sender +44. [Sir Alex] Ferguson tried to call me and then texted me. He wants to talk to me.
The moment was special for the 22-year-old Bundesliga striker, who after a phone call approached Dortmund executives Hans-Joachim Watzke and Jurgen Klopp.
Barcelona star reveals he spoke with former Man Utd boss
I said:
"I want to go to Man United! But they say:
“No chance, Robert. We need you. You must stay.
The move never materialized and Lewandowski eventually joined Bayern Munich. And after an illustrious stint in Munich, he moved to Barcelona in the summer of 2022.
With his new team, he finally got the chance to play at Old Trafford and even scored a goal there in February. However, Barcelona fell short in the second leg of the Europa League play-off round after goals from Fred and Antony after the break. Things also did not go well in the second half of his first season in Spain. The striker has struggled to replicate his form since the start of the 2023 season and was an unknown figure in the final third of the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-0 on the pitch. theirs. Los Blancos talisman Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick - his second hat-trick in as many games.
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