Artem Dovbyk, the '9' that Xavi had proposed as a replacement for Lewandowski

For surprise of many, the planning of the FC Barcelonto of Xavi Hernández did not have Robert Lewandowski for the next season. The reasons to dispense of the forward, or at least like this informed in the leak that arrived from the club, is that it treated of subjects futbolísticos and of management of changing room. The previous technical body considered that the Pole no longer could offer the pressure that needs the team and thus had already in his diary a new goleador.

In fact, 'Sport' has signalled that Artem Dovbyk was the new ariete that Xavi wanted for his new project. The forward of the Girona, that has shined this season with the team of Míchel, has carried his first Pichichi with 24 goals, five so many more than Lewandowski, showing besides a big skill to play of backs and an ease to have occasions of goal.

An operation that would not have been at all simple for the Barça

But further of this wish of Xavi, the operation seemed very complicated, especially if we split of the fact that Lewandowski in any moment wanted to go out of the Barça this summer. Besides, the Ukrainian surely will receive offers more interesting this summer for a new agreement if we take into account that the 40 million euros of his clause do not represent a big investment for some 'big' that they can be looking for a new goleador.

The numbers backed the wish of Xavi

What himself that is clear is that Xavi already had decided that the Pole would not keep on being his goleador, neither neither Vitor Roque, something that besides tried to back with the statistics that had offered each forward during the season. And it is that comparing to Lewandowski with Dovbyk, the ex of the Bayern lost in the comparative of distance to high intensity and number of careers by parties, for example. Lewandowski Visited 258,7 metres by party to high intensity, whereas Dovbyk reached the 338,3, sumandoa other to a Sorloth that had 449,8 metres by party in average.