Robert Lewandowski Edging Closer to One-Year Barcelona Extension

Camp Nou, Barcelona – Robert Lewandowski’s future appears increasingly likely to be settled in Catalonia rather than anywhere else, with multiple sources close to the striker predicting a one-year contract extension will be finalised as early as April.

The 36-year-old’s current deal expires in June, yet president Joan Laporta has already gone on record saying he wants the Polish forward to remain for at least another season. Polish journalist Tomasz Włodarczyk, who has tracked Lewandowski’s career for years, told local media outlets that both player and club are now aligned on the next step.

“This decision will be made shortly,” Włodarczyk explained. “I think April will be the time when his future will be clarified and formalised. In my opinion, there will be a one-year contract extension. Firstly, because Robert wants it, and we assume that the other side—Joan Laporta, Deco—also wants it.”

Family considerations are understood to weigh heavily in the deliberations. Lewandowski’s children have settled into Barcelona schools, and uprooting them for a single-season stint elsewhere is viewed as an unattractive logistical challenge. Włodarczyk stressed that lifestyle factors, rather than pure economics, are driving the conversation.

“There are important personal, private things, and money probably doesn’t play a major role here,” he added. “Would he leave for a year with his entire family, change his surroundings, for two, three, five million euros? Saudi Arabia is a very, very cold topic these days. Moving overseas would involve incredible logistics.”

While interest exists from Major League Soccer and Serie A—Mateusz Święcicki confirmed that “Juventus is very excited about Lewandowski”—the reporter believes the forward will view Barcelona’s offer as “the absolute best” once every option is laid out on the table.

Barcelona’s hierarchy, fresh off Laporta’s recent election victory, are confident they can secure the veteran’s signature without triggering any purchase clause, aligning with the club’s wider strategy of managing wages while retaining key experience.

All signs point toward an announcement next month that will see Lewandowski pull on the blaugrana shirt for at least one more campaign.