The Polish striker was on the bench for Barça’s 6-0 thumping of Inter Miami and is the club’s fourth high-profile signing of the summer as manager Xavi looks to revamp his squad.
And for a club which has gone through years of financial mismanagement, resulting in huge debt and a bloated wage bill, the vast sums of money spent have left Nagelsmann confused.
Speaking before Bayern’s preseason game against DC United, he added: “It’s kind of weird and kind of crazy for me, but at the end, they find solutions. I don’t know how.”
Financial mismanagement has forced Barça to cut loose many of its most valuable assets — including former captain Lionel Messi, the greatest player in the club’s history.
And now alongside some of its young stars — Pedri, Gavi and Ansu Fati — the team has a spine of more experienced players which it didn’t have at the beginning of last season.
Lewandowski is the icing on the cake in this rebuilding, with the proven goal scorer providing a focal point for the team.
He scored 344 goals in 375 appearances for Bayern, second most for the club behind Gerd Müller, including 50 goals in 46 games last season.
He won the league in all eight seasons in Munich, as well as the Champions League in 2020, having joined on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund in 2014.