Per article: Barcelona has settled Lewandowski’s transfer fee, but Rafinha, Olmo and others have not yet settled.

On November 5, it was reported by every media that Barcelona has settled the transfer fee of Lewandowski.

Barcelona’s introduction of Lewandowski is one of the most expensive and important signings in recent years. In 2022, Barcelona signed the Polish forward from Bayern Munich for 45 million euros. Lewandowski is now entering his fourth season at Barcelona and his performance is impeccable.

Lewandowski is a goal machine. Without Ronaldo and Messi, he would probably be considered the best goalscorer of the past two decades. In this big deal, Barcelona and Bayern reached an installment agreement. Until a few months ago, Barcelona still owed Bayern more than 25% of the transfer fee.

According to Barcelona's audit report at the end of last season, the club still owes Bayern 10.6 million euros (as well as other small amounts to Lewandowski's previous club). However, at Bayern Munich's annual shareholders' meeting, the club's general manager Jan Christian Driesen made it clear: "I will answer the question straightforwardly, the fee has been paid."

This shows that Barcelona has paid off its debt to Bayern. Despite this, Barcelona are still saddled with debt from the transfers of players such as Rafinha and Olmo.

This situation is common across all clubs, as installment payments are the most common method of payment for these huge deals. There is no doubt that Lewandowski's performance has proved that the hard work he has put in during these difficult economic times has been worthwhile.