Robert Lewandowski reveals when he will decide his Barcelona future as Joan Laporta calls for striker to stay

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski says he will wait until the end of the season before deciding where his career will head next, with the striker under contract at the Camp Nou only through June.

The 37-year-old, who has 14 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions this campaign, told Sky Sports that the absence of outside pressure has allowed him to take a measured approach to his future.

“What is good is that I don’t have pressure,” Lewandowski said. “At 30 or a few years [younger], this kind of feeling is going to be different. ‘I want to see where I’m going to play’. But in this moment, I don’t have to know. I have patience. I’ll give myself around three months to decide what I want to do. Me, just me.”

Speculation has linked the Poland international with moves to Saudi Arabia, Major League Soccer in the United States and Serie A, yet Lewandowski stressed that no immediate choice is required.

His stance coincides with a public plea from club president Joan Laporta, who underlined his desire for the veteran forward to remain in Catalonia.

“I’d like Lewandowski to continue,” Laporta told RAC1. “There’s no striker in the world for whom I’d give up the ones we have.”

Barcelona hope Lewandowski will be available for this weekend’s La Liga meeting with Athletic Club as he nears a return from a fractured eye socket sustained against Villarreal.