The Polish striker ended his eight-year stint at Bayern Munich to join Barcelona this summer.
Robert Lewandowski has done a ‘huge favour’ to Bayern Munich by leaving for Barcelona ahead of the next season, according to Dietmar Hamann.
A €50m move saw the Polish star join the Catalans as their new No.9 earlier this summer. Bayern will have to play without their main goalscorer next season.
However, Hamann believes their squad recruitment this summer will help them bounce back from Lewandowski’s exit.
“I think they are happy that he has gone. This whirlwind of signings began and he made some statements,” he told Sky Germany.
“It has to be said that Bayern behaved very well and very professionally. Lewandowski did [Bayern] a huge favour with his statements.
“Without them, [Bayern] probably never would have been able to get the price that they obtained. As distasteful as his exit was, Lewandowski did Bayern a huge favour.”
Lewandowski made his Barcelona debut when the Catalans defeated Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly last weekend.
The former Bayern star has a chance to play his first La Liga match when Barca take on Rayo Vallecano in their season opener on August 13.
Before that, Xavi Hernandez’s side will face Pumas Unam in the Joan Gamper match next Sunday.
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