Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is set to join the Chicago Fire this summer. Photo by Leszek Szymanski/EPA-EFE
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski agreed to sign with the Chicago Fire.
Sources told The Athletic, ESPN and the BBC about the pact Sunday night. Lewandowski is expected to sign a two-year pact with the MLS club, which he will join this summer.
Lewandowski’s contract with La Liga power FC Barcelona expired after the 2025-26 campaign. He spent the last four seasons with the Spanish giants. That run included three La Liga titles.
Lewandowski also totaled 10 Bundesliga titles through his successful runs with German clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern. He won a Champions League crown with Bayern in 2020.
He is now set to join an MLS club led by former United States Men’s National Team coach Gregg Berhalter. The Fire (8-4-2), who sit in third place in the MLS’ Eastern Conference, finished eighth last season and lost in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.
That postseason berth marked the Fire’s first playoff appearance since 2017.
The Fire, who will host the Vancouver Whitecaps on July 16 in Chicago, are set to open a new stadium — dubbed McDonald’s Park — in 2028.
