Despite being broke and heavily in debt, there’s suddenly a discernible air of lightness and euphoria surrounding Camp Nou this period, notably after the signing of Bayern Munich’s lynchpin Robert Lewandowski.
Club president Joan Laporta officially presented the Bayern Munich striker on Wednesday and was more than keen to underline the obvious positive impact this would have for Barcelona institutionally, to say the least.
According to former Manchester City all-time top scorer and hitman Sergio Aguero, who was speaking to the club’s official media On the pitch, Lewandowski’s impact could be major.
“Lewandowski is a top class nine. He will provide Barcelona with a lot of goals. With the players there, if they work well together, I think he will have a lot of chances to score.”
Mundo Deportivo carried his quotes and the Argentine forward highlighted the difference between this season and last. Aguero arrived as the star forward last season to a team with little hope of competing at the top level, but he believes Barcelona may only be a year off major honors.
“When I arrived there were as many options and now the team is being reinforced very well, especially in the midfield and attack. Barca will go for everything.”
“Obviously in a new team it is difficult to fight to be Champions of Europe, but I think the objective is to compete at the highest level and, next year, when the team is more secure, they will have a much better chance.”