17.10.2024 23:30
It has come to light that Barcelona was scammed by someone pretending to be the agent of star striker Robert Lewandowski during the transfer at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season. The Spanish giant was defrauded of 1 million euros via email by this individual, but later managed to recover the money.
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It has been revealed that Spanish giant Barcelona was defrauded in the transfer of Robert Lewandowski, who was added to their squad from Bayern Munich for 45 million euros in the summer of 2022.
ACTED LIKE HIS AGENT According to a report by Cadena SER, a Spanish broadcaster, the Barcelona management was defrauded by a fake person who acted like Robert Lewandowski's agent, Pini Zahavi, who is among the world's top scorers.
Robert Lewandowski's agent Pini Zahavi TRAPPED BY EMAIL This person requested that the commission paid to agents for the transfer of the Polish star be sent to him via email. Additionally, he threatened that if this commission was not paid, UEFA would block the player's registration.
DEFRAUDED 1 MILLION EUROS It was claimed that the Catalan team fell into this trap and transferred 1 million euros to an account that the fake agent claimed belonged to an accomplice. It was reported that Barcelona recovered the money, and Pini Zahavi filed a criminal complaint due to identity theft.
LEWANDOWSKI'S BARCELONA STATS Robert Lewandowski has played 106 matches in all competitions for Barcelona, where he has started his third season. The Polish striker scored 71 goals and provided 19 assists in these matches. The experienced forward has shown a performance of 12 goals and 2 assists in 11 matches this season. The 36-year-old footballer has a contract with the Spanish club until 2026.
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