Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski was offered an ‘astronomical’ contract to join the exodus of players joining the Saudi Pro League.
But, according to reports in his native Poland, the former Bayern Munich goal machine refused to even enter talks over a move to the Middle East.
Lewandowski carried on where he left off with Bayern Munich after joining Barca last summer, scoring 33 goals and also chipping in with eight assists in 46 appearances in his debut season at the Nou Camp.
Saudi chiefs wanted the 34-year-old to become the latest big-name star to join their footballing revolution, after securing the transfers of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and more.
They were even willing to offer the Poland international €150million-a-year – more than Benzema’s €100m-per-year deal with Al-Ittihad.
But despite the mega bucks on offer, Lewandowski was not interested and completely shut them down, reports Polish journalist Tomasz Włodarczyk.
“There was simply no reaction to the offer from Arabia,” he writes.
“There have been no real talks, because for Robert now only ‘Pride of Catalonia’ counts.”
The report also notes that Lewy wanted to join Barcelona for many years before his transfer to the Nou Camp actually came into fruition, and he has no plans to leave after fulfilling his dream.