Top 4 Biggest Barcelona Player Unveiling Revealed As La Liga Club Fix Date to Unveil Lewandowski at Camp Nou

Top 4 Biggest Barcelona Player Unveiling Revealed As La Liga Club Fix Date to Unveil Lewandowski at Camp Nou

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • Robert Lewandowski could break Barcelona’s biggest crowd attendance for a player’s unveiling as the club has set August 8th for his official unveiling
  • Lewandowski’s is Barcelona’s biggest summer signing after the 33-year-old joined the Catalan giants from Bayern Munich
  • Barcelona’s biggest crowd attendance for a player’s unveiling still stands at 60,000 attendees for Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in 2009

Robert Lewandowski could be set to break a 13-year record for the biggest player unveiling at Barcelona when the Poland striker is officially unveiled in Spain.

The Catalan club has fixed August 8th for Lewandowski’s unveiling at Camp Nou and it is widely expected that the former Bayern Munich striker could surpass the record set by Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2009.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the highest crowd attendance for a Barcelona player unveiling with 60,000 people witnessing his unveiling in 2009. Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso
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With Lewandowski’s unveiling set to come up this week, we will now take a look at the top 4 biggest player unveilings at Barcelona.

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1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Following his spectacular transfer from Inter Milan to Barcelona in 2009, Zlatan Ibrahimovic attracted 60,000 spectators to his unveiling at the Camp Nou Barca Universal reports.

According to The Guardian, the Sweden striker signed a five-year contract at Barcelona in a deal equivalent to a €66m transfer from Inter Milan which includes Samuel Eto'o moving in the opposite direction.

2. Neymar

After joining the Catalan giants, the Brazilian magician Neymar's official presentation attracted more than 55,000 spectators in 2013.

Barcelona claimed they paid €57million to sign him from the Brazilian club, but according to the Daily Mirror it later emerged the transfer fee was in the region of €80million.

3. Cesc Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas comes next as the former Arsenal captain had 35,000 spectators witness his unveiling back in 2011 after he returned to the club where he started his career as a teenager.

4. David Villa

Former Spain striker and 2010 World Cup winner, David Silva also had 35,000 spectators witness his unveiling after he signed from Valencia for €40 million in 2010.

Barcelona fans praise Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona fans are brimming with confidence ahead of the new La Liga season.

Blaugrana supporters are particularly impressed with Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha and believe that the duo can lead them to titles this season.

Fans have been raving over the duo after another impressive performance against the New York Red Bulls in their final pre-season friendly.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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