Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been warned his time at the Catalan giants is up and it’s time to head to Saudi Arabia.
[Clubs in the Middle East are believed to be keen on Lewandowski](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/7/31/24477193/robert-lewandowski-to-saudi-transfer-talk-reappears-as-clubs-ask-about-barcelona-ace), although it’s thought he won’t move this summer.
> “Robert should finish his time at Barcelona right now and go to a ‘lighter’ club in Saudi Arabia, as the best players in the world have done, except Messi,” he told Super Express.
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> “Let’s face it, this is the end. Robert is not very popular in the team, and the best players in Barcelona don’t pass the ball to him
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> “He stood firm. Of course, he has every right to stay. But he must realise that next season he will be a substitute.”
Lewandowski has been tipped to have a reduced role next season, with Hansi Flick willing to use Ferran Torres in his place and Dani Olmo as a false nine.
Yet he’s still expected to play an important role for Barca, [particularly after enjoying his best ever goalscoring season for the club last time out](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/3/3/24376247/robert-lewandowski-best-season-barcelona-hansi-flicks-side-match-impressive-la-liga-record).