Bayern Munich Braces for Life Without Its Constant

The German champion isn’t expecting to take any steps backward despite the dozens of goals it will need to replace with Robert Lewandowski off to Barcelona.

The timing is all sorts of fascinating. As the summer transfer window hits its apparent zenith, the vast majority of new-signing introductions involve clubs currently playing out their preseasons in the United States.

So Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona unveiling wasn’t held in a packed Camp Nou. It took place at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Matthijs de Ligt’s move from Juventus to Bayern wasn’t celebrated in Munich. He was rushed to Washington, D.C., where he immediately joined his new side, held a press conference and was thrust into…