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Robert Lewandowski meets Barcelona team-mates after sealing £42.5m transfer

Robert Lewandowski gives the thumbs up as he is unveiled as a Barcelona player in Florida

Robert Lewandowski has joined up with his new Barcelona team-mates in Florida after completing a £42.5million move from Bayern Munich.

The prolific Polish striker posed on a lifeguard station on the beach in the Sunshine State before embracing his new colleagues and club president Joan Laporta.

The 33-year-old, who scored a remarkable 344 goals in 375 matches for Bayern, vowed to return the glory days to the Nou Camp by scoring bucketfuls of goals in Spain.

Robert Lewandowski gives the thumbs up as he is unveiled as a Barcelona player in Florida

The Polish striker hugged president Joan Laporta as he met his new team-mates in Florida

The Polish striker hugged president Joan Laporta as he met his new team-mates in Florida

‘Finally I am here and I am very happy to join Barcelona. The last few days were very long days but in the end the deal was done so now I am going to focus on a new chapter in my life and a new challenge,’ said Lewandowski.

‘But I am still the guy who wants to win, not only the game but also the titles so I hope from the beginning of the season we will begin winning and go for the titles during the season and at the end of the season.

‘I always wanted to play in LaLiga, I always wanted to play for the biggest clubs. It is the next step. Also for my private life, it was a new challenge.

‘I know that it’s time to get Barcelona back on track and I am here to help them get back to the top and to winning as many titles as possible.

The Catalan club filmed Lewandowski on the beach in Miami as he sealed his £42.5m transfer

The Catalan club filmed Lewandowski on the beach in Miami as he sealed his £42.5m transfer

Lewandowski embraced his new team-mates as he linked up with Barcelona

There were smiles and handshakes all round as Lewandowski arrived at his new club

Lewandowski shook hands and embraced his new team-mates as he joined up with Barcelona

‘I have been speaking with Xavi and I know that from the beginning I know his mind and his ideas are going in a good way. For me, he made it easy for me to come to Barcelona.

‘I am a player that wants to play and to win and with Xavi that is very possible. He knows exactly how to coach Barcelona because he was an amazing player and now he is a very good coach with an amazing future.

‘Goals are always a high. I always want to win, not only the games but also the titles. We have so many players with amazing quality and we can achieve a lot this season.’

Lewandowski wasted little time pledging to deliver the goals to restore success to the club after their financial troubles

Lewandowski wasted little time pledging to deliver the goals to restore success to the club after their financial troubles

Lewandowski could make his Barcelona debut when they play MLS team Inter Miami in the first match of their United States tour on Tuesday.

After that, they head to Las Vegas to take on arch-rivals Real Madrid on July 23…

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