Overview
- BBC-backed reports say Chicago Fire held positive talks with Robert Lewandowski, who is open to an MLS move and is not expected to have wage issues.
- Fire hold his MLS discovery rights, placing them in pole position and preventing other clubs such as Inter Miami from negotiating without a fee.
- Pini Zahavi met Joan Laporta for around two hours, conveying the striker’s wish to stay one more season at Barcelona.
- Club officials have not ruled out a one-year offer but will decide based on performances, with reports noting Lewandowski’s willingness to take reduced terms and a rotational role.
- Lewandowski, 37, is managing lower-back discomfort and skipped Barcelona’s Copa del Rey trip to Guadalajara as a precaution, with eight goals in 17 appearances this season.