The history of football is full of ‘what if’ and the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has his own story.
The Polish sensation, who once scored goals for Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, and is now doing so at Barcelona, was ready to take a different path in 2010.
In that year, he changed Lech Poznan for Borussia Dortmund, where then the future coach Jurgen Klopp.
A volcanic eruption kept Lewandowski away from the Premier League
Before signing for the German side, Lewandowski was inches away from putting pen to paper on a contract with historic English club Blackburn Rovers.
The Pole was due to travel to England to visit the England team facilities… but then Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted and stopped air traffic in Europe for several weeks. As a result, Lewandowski failed to visit Blackburn Rovers’ facilities.
“Did it change my life? Without a doubt, maybe if I had met Blackburn I would have stayed there”, said the Pole.
And even before that, Lewandowski had the opportunity to play in La Liga.
It was Real Zaragoza who set their sights on what was then the top scorer in the Polish league.
The interest of the team was published by the Polish media “Przeglad Sportowe” and MARCA echoed this information.
Zaragoza was willing to pay 4 million euros for the emerging star. Given what happened next, this was probably the Spanish club’s best investment ever.
What are Robert Lewandowski’s hobbies?
Other little known facts about Lewandowski include his lifestyle and hobbies.
In an article published by La Liga, it is noted that the Pole is a fitness fanatic and this is one of the keys to his good form at the age of 34.
According to this information, Lewandowski also checks the positions in which he sleeps to avoid injuries. He also manages his diet as much as possible.
Javi Martinez, his team-mate at Bayern Munich, had revealed how hard he tried to convince him to try some sweets, but he never succeeded.
As for his hobbies, the Polish striker likes to play tennis, golf and above all participate in Formula 1 races.
