Flashscore sources: Chicago Fire set sights on signing free agent Robert Lewandowski

[p]Sources have described to Flashscore how the Major League Soccer outfit began to seriously target the legendary Polish striker ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.[/p][p]And after announcing his departure from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] in May, he is now looking for a new challenge and is tempted by a move to America.[/p][p]He has been aware of the prospect and is checking out the city to help make his decision.[/p][p][b]Ahead of their planned move to a state-of-the-art new stadium in 2028, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-fire/UwAwNo2E/"]Chicago Fire[/a] are seeking to boost fan interest and market visibility by building a winning team with recognisable stars.[/b][/p][p]The stadium will be known as McDonald's Park, and building work began in March.[/p][p]It is anticipated that the next two years becomes a key time of growth for the club and they want [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Lewandowski[/a] to be a poster boy of their project.[/p][embed guid="09951c17-7e0f-4a5e-ad81-c03e5b074bf8" url="https://x.com/OneFootball/status/2056147500629934211" social-type="twitter" /][p]It is believed Lewandowski is tempted by a move to Chicago, where he would ideally be expected to sign until 2029.[/p][p]MLS currently has Lionel Messi at Inter Miami and Son Heung-min at Los Angeles FC as marquee names.[/p][p]Lewandowski, 37, scored 14 goals in La Liga for Barcelona last season, and netted four times in 11 Champions League games and is deciding whether the move is right for him.[/p][p][b]There should be clarity very soon on whether Lewandowski decides to push ahead with negotiations.[/b][/p][p]Sources say that Chicago Fire always anticipated that this summer period would be a time when they would try to get the striker on board.[/p][p]The plan would be to sign him in the next month, so that he can join up with the team when the MLS season resumes after the World Cup.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow all the Transfer News LIVE this summer![/a][/b][/p][infobox id="f961102e-920a-4281-b5f2-f996852544cf" /]