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Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona arrival caused such a stir that the club shop ran out of letters to print his name on shirts – but the Blaugrana have dealt supporters some wonderful news by restocking for the striking sensation.
The Poland international made a long-awaited switch to Barca earlier this week, leaving Bayern Munich in a deal worth up to €50million as he signed a four-year contract.
While Joan Laporta and Xavi finally secured one of Europe’s most potent finishers, Barca merchandise stores appeared unprepared for the move as they ran out of the letter ‘W’ to print on shirts.
With two ‘Ws’ required, the Nike store at Camp Nou was left unable to stamp the new signing’s name on the back of shirts, as one worker was left to explain via the club’s social media accounts.
Having been left wanting in their attempts to snap up a shirt adorning the name of their new arrival, Barca fans will be delighted to hear the Nike store has restocked to resume business as usual.
Lewandowski may get his first taste of action in a Barca shirt when Xavi’s side face fierce rivals Real Madrid on Sunday, in their second match of their pre-season tour of the United States.
The former Bayern talisman will hope to help Barca cut the gap to LaLiga champions Madrid this season, having scored the most goals in Europe’s top five leagues last campaign across all competitions (50).
If Lewandowski can fire Barca to their first LaLiga title since the 2018-19 season, the Blaugrana club store may need to order a few more ‘Ws’.
