Robert Lewandowski, Staying at Barcelona or Moving to the United States

Striker Robert Lewandowski will either stay at Barcelona or move to the US MLS to play for Chicago Fire or Inter Miami. (X/@FCBarcelona)

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will move to the United States to play for one of the MLS clubs before hanging up his boots. Only, Barca intends to keep Lewandowski even though the Spanish LaLiga elite club did not want to renew his contract.

Lewandowski will immediately end his time at Barca at the end of this season or in June 2026. The contract of the Polish national team striker will expire and the club is rumored not to renew it.

Proven, Barca is looking for a new striker. Like Lewandowski who was brought from Bayern Munich in 2022, the Blaugrana are again targeting a striker from the same club.

Yes, Harry Kane who is getting more and more in the German Bundesliga is Barca's target. Even though he is 32 years old, Kane is definitely younger and more energetic than Lewandowski who is 37.

The England captain is also reaching his best form and is believed to have no trouble adapting to Spanish football. Moreover, at Camp Nou there is Marcus Rashford, a loan player from Manchester United who is likely to be permanent at Barca.

Only in its development, Barca looks to retain Lewandowski. Especially after the leader of the LaLiga standings met with Pini Zahavi, Lewandowski's agent, last Saturday.

According to Sport, quoted by Football Espana, the meeting lasted two hours between Zahavi and club president Joan Laporta along with football director Deco.

Zahavi said that Lewandowski wants to continue playing at Barca for one or two years before retiring. Moreover, the family is comfortable living in Barcelona.

According to Zahavi, the family factor who is comfortable living in one of the largest cities in Spain is Lewandowski's next consideration to stay at Barca.

Barca seem to be considering Zahavi's reasons. Only the club judged it too early to give certainty to Lewandowski's stay or release.

The club will still evaluate the player's performance until the end of the competition season. If he shows good and consistent performance, Lewandowski has the opportunity to get a one-year contract extension.

However, Barca is not Lewandowski's only option to continue his career. This is because MLS and Saudi clubs have shown interest in bringing this former Borussia Dortmund striker.

Only, Lewandowski, who has won LaLiga twice, prefers to play in MLS and has been targeted by Chicago Fire and Inter Miami.

Chicago Fire showed seriousness in bringing Lewandowski and both parties have negotiated. According to information, Anna, Lewandowski's wife, if she has visited Chicago City to find a new home.

Chicago wants to bring in Lewandowski with the consideration of the community of origin of the country of Poland including dominant in the city. However, the club is still hit by Lewandowski's request for a fairly high salary.

Meanwhile, Inter Miami has also shown an interest in bringing in Lewandowski. Even the club, which is partly owned by David Beckham, is looking for a new home for the player in Miami.

But all of that is still uncertain with Lewandowski's future. Whether the striker who has scored 109 goals in 164 matches with Barca will stay in Spain or move to the US.