In a dramatic case of attempted fraud, FC Barcelona nearly lost one million pounds after a scammer impersonated Pini Zahavi, the agent who facilitated Robert Lewandowski’s transfer to the club. This was contained in a report on Thursday by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project,

A conman, who pretended to be a lawyer working with Robert Lewandowski's agent Pini Zahavi, managed to convince Barcelona to transfer €1million (£830,000) into a Cypriot bank account

Barcelona were 'conned out of €1 million' from the transfer of Robert Lewandowski by a fake agent. Lewandowski ended his illustrious spell with Bayern Munich by joining Barca in a deal worth £42.6 million. And the transaction nearly cost the Catalan giants €1 million as the club were almost duped by a fake agent.

Robert Lewandowski is one of the best footballers of his generation and arguably one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time. Know more about his future.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that the contract of veteran striker Robert Lewandowski will soon be automatically renewed.This comes owing to a clause included in the terms of the

Barcelona were reportedly 'conned out of €1 million' from Robert Lewandowski's move from Bayern Munich by a fake agent.