It says a lot about FC Bayern's charisma when around 20,000 spectators come to a stadium on a warm summer's day to watch stretching exercises, a few shows and a training game.

For a few euros, the new signings Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui and Sadio Mané, who brought a loud group of fans from Senegal, could be seen in action for the first time and marveled at beautiful goals in the team's internal duel.

However, the person who was primarily responsible for the German record champions in the past eight years was no longer there, but was already in Barcelona, ​​with his future club.

Robert Lewandowski is history at Bayern Munich - although the striker's move to FC Barcelona had not been officially confirmed by the end of the team's presentation at the Munich Arena.

"It's good that we now have clarity"

However, both CEO Oliver Kahn and President Herbert Hainer spoke on the sidelines of the event about the transfer.

There is a verbal commitment from FC Barcelona, ​​said Hainer.

"It's good for both sides that we now have clarity." Late on Friday evening, the two clubs had agreed on the transfer modalities. 

A few hours before the team presentation, Lewandowski made his last appearance in a FC Bayern jersey.

The Pole trained again in a short session on Saturday morning, then hugged his former colleagues goodbye, and Julian Nagelsmann was also briefly hugged.

Medical check in Barcelona

At that moment, it seemed forgotten that his relationship with the Bayern coach was no longer the best.

Lewandowski seemed relieved and relaxed, very different from the past few days, when he had completed the units professionally but obviously not with the greatest pleasure.

The world footballer then flew to Barcelona to complete the obligatory medical examination before signing the four-year contract.

He is due to travel with the Catalans to a training camp in Miami on Sunday, while Bayern also leave for the United States a day later, albeit in Washington.

So it was still a halfway conciliatory end to the eight-year, very successful cooperation, after an undignified theater had played out in the past few weeks.

Lewandowskis had expressed his intention to change a year before the end of his contract in the public, FC Bayern rejected the request at least as vehemently.

With his "Basta" club boss Kahn put himself and the entire club under pressure not to respond to Lewandowski's demands and to insist on fulfilling the contract under all circumstances so as not to be considered blackmailable. 

"It makes perfect sense for us to sell"

The fact that he has moved away from his resolution has to do with the "fundamentally" changed situation, he told the "Bild".

In the end, FC Barcelona offered a sum for which a "sale makes perfect sense for us".

According to reports, the Catalans are transferring 50 million euros including bonuses to the account of Bayern, who can now force the commitment of the desired defender Matthjis de Ligt from Juventus Turin.

"We have a top squad together," said Kahn.

"Nevertheless, that doesn't mean we're not keeping an eye out." Despite the departure of the top scorer in recent years, this probably doesn't apply to Bayern's attacking department.

"We have a lot of quality," explained sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and listed the staff available for attack.

You can't replace Lewandowski one-for-one, says Hainer.

"But in the meantime we have been very active on the transfer market and also very successful, and now we can deal with it." Thomas Müller, Lewandowski's former offensive colleague, already has an idea of ​​how the gap could be filled.

"We have to redistribute now." Goal scoring, he says.