Barcelona have signed five players from Bundesliga clubs over the years, but should Xavi Hernandez persuade Robert Lewandowski to make the switch to the Camp Nou this summer, that would eclipse any of the club’s previous arrivals from Germany’s top league.
Rumours are rife at the moment suggesting that the Poland international is excited about the prospect of leaving Bayern Munich in the summer to be part of Xavi’s new-look Barca.
Bayern CEO Oliver Khan poured cold water over speculation that Lewandowski would be leaving Munich just days before Julian Nagelsmann’s side were knocked out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage, but there’s no smoke without fire.
Lewandowski is approaching the final 12 months of his contract in Germany and has reportedly told the Bundesliga giants that he won’t sign a new deal.
Seemingly becoming more prolific in front of goal year on year, if the Blaugrana sign the 33-year-old, it’s frightening to think what they could achieve in the coming seasons with the plethora of stars already in their ranks.
We’ve taken a closer look at how the five previous players Barca have signed from Bundesliga teams fared in Catalonia.
Allan Simonsen
Simonsen – the first Danish footballer to win the Ballon d’Or – signed for Barcelona from a dominant Borussia Monchengladbach side in 1979 and won one Copa del Rey in a three-year stay.
The former striker was a fan favourite at Camp Nou… until the arrival of a little-known Argentine called Diego Maradona.
This set about a chain of events that saw Simonsen forced to move club due to restrictions that meant only two foreign players were allowed in a starting line-up.
Europe’s elite were all vying for his signature, so naturally, Simonsen chose to join then second-tier Charlton Athletic.
Allan Simonsen was a magnificent footballer, his career taking in Monchengladbach, Barcelona & Charlton, bizarrely. The diminutive Dane won 15 trophies, the Ballon D’or (in ’77 & 3rd…
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