India, Dec. 30 -- Robert Lewandowski has revealed that Barcelona asked him to hold back on scoring goals toward the closing stages of his debut season, as reaching certain targets would have triggered an additional bonus payment to Bayern Munich under his transfer agreement. The Polish striker had pushed hard for his move from Bayern at a time when Barcelona were dealing with serious financial constraints, even agreeing to a personal pay cut to complete the switch. However, the deal with Bayern included performance-based clauses linked to the number of goals he scored. With Barcelona having already sealed the league title, the club reportedly urged Lewandowski to avoid crossing those thresholds to manage their finances.

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