The Unknown Multi-Million Euro Lewandowski Empire

Robert Lewandowski (Instagram @_rl9)

JAKARTA - Robert Lewandowski, considered one of the world's best players, is one of the leaders of Barcelona's new project. However, the Poland international is not only good on the pitch, he is also successful in the business world.

According to Forbes magazine on Wednesday, Lewandowski's earnings exceed 30 million euros due to his massive contract and series of sponsorship deals. Only the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar will make more money than Lewandowski in 2021.

In Munich, Lewandowski earned around 20 million euros in 2021 for his football contract. In other words, the remaining 13 million euros in revenue (Forbes estimates the Polish player earned 33 million euros) comes from his agreements with firms and companies such as Nike, Huawei and Procter & Gambl.

RL9 is the striker's brand and most importantly, he even uses it as a nickname on his social networks. In fact, rumors have it that the Catalan club might give Lewandowski the number nine that Memphis Depay currently wears.

And there is another key figure in understanding the Polish player's business dealings; his wife, Anna Lewandowska, with whom the player has several other projects.

Foods by Ann is a food and wellness business led by a footballer's wife and in which Lewandowski has his own line of products. The same is true for clothing brand 4F, where Lewandowska plays an important role.

In addition, the new Barcelona player started Stor9, also teamed up with his wife. It is a marketing, advertising and public relations agency that works with major companies around the world and allied with Group One to create RL Media, a division that also focuses on the communications sector.

But it doesn't stop there. Lewandoswki has invested in Protos Venture Capital, another Polish company dedicated to supporting the creation of internet startups.

Video games also caught the attention of the footballer because he had created RL9.Games. He is also involved in gastronomy, running a restaurant in Warsaw called Nine.