Lewandowski chooses the best player in the world and it's neither Haaland nor Messi

Robert Lewandowski is, without a doubt, the best or one of the best of the decade. After triumphing in the Bundesliga, with Borussia Dortmund and with Bayern Munich, he is now the absolute star of FC Barcelona. However, now the Pole has gone viral due to an interview from a couple of seasons ago.

In this interview, Robert Lewandowski is asked about the best player in the world, or at least as far as strikers are concerned. Although he answered pure stars, the reality is that the fans were surprised to see that Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi were not mentioned.

What were Robert's words? : "If we talk about forwards like nine pure ones, like the classic center forward, I choose Karim Benzema, Timo Werner, Luis Suárez, Kun Agüero and Kylian Mbappé". The interview has gone around the world, as the return of Lionel Messi is just around the corner.

Why didn't he choose Haaland?

Robert Lewandowski excused himself with the following words: "He has great potential, but he still has a lot of time ahead to grow. I don't want to pressure him with my statements." However, fans on social networks think that he forgot and that this was just an excuse.