Robert Lewandowski may have to leave FC Barcelona when his contract expires, but a move away is not the only path left open. Florian Plettenberg said FC Porto is showing very concrete interest in Lewandowski, even as an extension in Barcelona remains possible if he accepts worse terms and a smaller role under Hansi Flick.
Plettenberg said the situation is far from settled. He said there are many offers and inquiries on the table and that nothing is advanced or agreed at this stage, despite Porto’s serious push to try to finish the transfer. The Polish striker is still at Barcelona, but his contract situation remains unresolved, and that uncertainty is now drawing attention from a European giant with Champions League football secured for next season.
Portuguese media reported on Tuesday that Porto was interested in Lewandowski, and the club’s interest now appears to have been confirmed by the German transfer insider. Porto won the league title this season after several years without it, and its return to the top has sharpened its pull in the market. The club has also recently looked favorably at Polish players, with Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior and Oskar Pietuszewski already part of that broader link.
The Barcelona angle matters because any decision would reshape not just Lewandowski’s role, but the late-stage arc of his career. Staying would mean accepting a reduced place in Flick’s plans; leaving would split him from Wojciech Szczęsny, according to the source, and put him into a market where several clubs are already circling. For now, the strongest reading is that Barcelona still has a chance to keep him, but Porto has made itself heard.
