Bayern hero Lewandowski: volcanic eruption prevented crazy change - English province instead of world class?

Robert Lewandowski is currently one of the world's best footballers on the planet.

But his career could have been different if a volcano hadn't erupted.

Munich - Probably the value of Robert Lewandowski * for FC Bayern * cannot be precisely quantified.

The Pole achieved legendary status last season at the latest when he eliminated Gerd Müller's age-old record with his 41 Bundesliga goals.

Lewandowski also recently received the Golden Shoe Award, the prize for Europe's best goalscorer.

In addition, the now 33-year-old is currently a world footballer and is one of the favorites at this year's Ballon d'Or.

So it is fair to say: The FCB striker is world class *!

FC Bayern: volcanic eruption prevented insane Lewandowski change - English province instead of world class?

But Lewandowski's international career almost took a completely different path if a spectacular natural event had not sparked in between.

We're winding back to 2010. Lewandowski was a talented offensive player for Lech Posen.

Some clubs from Europe's top leagues had him on the list.

Apparently also the Blackburn Rovers, who were still playing in the Premier League at the time.

Lewy was supposed to fly to the island to have a look at the training grounds and the city, as he once

revealed

in an interview with the

: "The flight was booked, but we couldn't go."

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The reason: The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Iceland, which at that time affected half of Europe with a huge ash cloud and almost brought air traffic to a standstill on the continent.

So Lewandowski couldn't start, the deal with Blackburn didn't come off.

“Has it changed my life?

Yes, maybe ", he reveals:" If I had gone there, I might have stayed. "The Rovers are currently the English second division - far from the top of the world in which Lewandowski now plays.

Instead of going to the English provinces, Borussia Dortmund * struck a little later.

Lewy played there for four years, developed into one of the best goal scorers in Europe before moving to FC Bayern in 2014 on a free transfer.

There he fulfilled his dream of winning the Champions League and won the triple in 2020.

With the record champions *, his contract runs until 2023. There were repeated rumors about his departure.

But currently it looks like Lewandowski will remain a little loyal to FC Bayern *.

Probably no force of nature will be able to change anything ...