He is one of the sharpest goal machines in the last ten to fifteen years and has been wanted by the biggest clubs. Bayern Munich hijacked the Polish striker from Borussia Dortmund, in 2022 it was Barcelona’s turn to persuade the Bundesliga’s biggest goalscorer to transfer. When Rio Ferdinand hears Lewandowski had accepted a move to Manchester United, the United legend gets cranky.
Ferdinand invited Lewandowski to the program FIVEUK, where they talked about loose and firm, before Lewandowski talks about his acceptance of a move to Manchester United in 2012.
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“I said yes to a transfer to Manchester United. When Sir Alex Ferguson calls, you can’t say no, especially when you’re as young as I was,” says the striker, who at the time was playing for Borussia Dortmund and was 24 years old.
Why in the hell didn’t you come?, asks an annoyed Rio Ferdinand, who by then had Lewandowski as a teammate.
“Ask the club. No, I remember my conversation with the club president at Dortmund. They didn’t want to sell me because I was so important to them. I played for Dortmund. I was happy, but Manchester United is Manchester United, and it was a Manchester United in good condition.
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