ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI is finally officially a Barcelona player as the club confirmed his transfer from Bayern Munich.
But the deal was overshadowed by Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann, who launched a scathing attack on the Catalan club.
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Robert Lewandowski has been confirmed as a Barcelona playerCredit: Instagram @fcbarcelona
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The former Bayern star has signed a four-year deal at the Nou Camp with a £426m release clause Credit: Instagram @fcbarcelona
The 33-year-old Lewandowski forced his way out of the Allianz Arena and signed a four-year contract at the Nou Camp.
The transfer sees Barca pay £38m with a further £4m in add-ons – with that money already reinvested in the signing of Matthijs de Ligt.
His release clause is set at a staggering £426m should anyone try to buy the Poland international.
Barca agreed a deal three days ago and now Lewandowski has said goodbye to his old boss and team-mates, flown to Miami to meet his new team and successfully passed his medical.
But Nagelsmann and Bayern are furious that Barca were able to pull off the deal.
There was already bad blood between the two clubs following the failure of the breakaway Europa League last year.
And now relations have soured as Barca, who were £1billion in debt last year, have somehow managed to land another big signing.
Nagelsmann told Bild: “Barcelona, the only club that doesn’t have money, but then… they buy any player they want.
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“I do not know how [they do it].
“It’s kind of weird, kind of crazy.”
In January, Barca signed Ferran Torres for around £45m and this summer’s spending has already exceeded £90m following the arrivals of Lewandowski, Pablo Torre and Rafinha.
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Julian Nagelsmann praised Barcelona for completing the dealCredit: EPA
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The coach said goodbye to Lewandowski at the weekendCredit: AP
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