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Robert Lewandowski joins Barcelona in Miami for the US Tour

Lewandowski was voted FIFA's best player of the year in 2020 and 2021

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Already wearing Barcelona's colors, Robert Lewandowski joined the squad in Miami on Sunday ahead of his medical and the signing of his contract with the Catalan club.

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Robert Lewandowski walks onto the training pitch

Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern München walks onto the training pitch before a training session of FC Bayern München at Saebener Strasse training ground on July 15, 2022 in Munich, Germany.  (Photo by A. Pretty/Getty Images for FC Bayern)

"I am very happy to have joined FC Barcelona," Lewandowski said from Miami in a video released by Barcelona ahead of its U.S. tour.

The striker will sign his contract and be officially introduced by the club after undergoing the medical on Monday.

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Robert Lewandowski practices on the training pitch

Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen during a training session of FC Bayern München at Saebener Strasse training ground on July 13, 2022 in Munich, Germany.  (Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images)

Barcelona on Saturday reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to acquire the Poland striker in a deal expected to reach nearly 50 million euros ($50.5 million).

Barcelona's squad, still without Lewandowski, had its first training session in the United States on Sunday. It will play Miami in Florida before facing Real Madrid in Las Vegas, Juventus in Dallas and the New York Red Bull in New Jersey.

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Robert Lewandowski walks onto the training pitch

Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern München walks onto the training pitch before a training session of FC Bayern München at Saebener Strasse training ground on July 15, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Pretty/Getty Images for FC Bayern)

The 33-year-old Lewandowski has been one of soccer’s most prolific scorers in the last decade and was voted as FIFA's best player of the year in 2020 and 2021. He arrives to boost a Barcelona team that did not win any titles last season following the departure of Lionel Messi.