A transfer can sometimes fall through due to a failed medical examination… or a volcanic eruption. For the second situation, Robert Lewandowski knows a thing or two about it. Present at a press conference with Poland this week, the FC Barcelona striker looked back on a period which definitely marked a turning point in his career. In 2010, when he was supposed to join Blackburn, the Warsaw native saw his transfer derailed due to the awakening of the Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name.
“I had the opportunity to join Blackburn Rovers but I wanted to see what the facilities were like. I met Sam Allardyce for the first time in Poland after a match. He was ready to recruit me and wanted to come to Poland to see merewinds the 35-year-old attacker. I thought it would have been nice to sign there but I couldn’t go because of the cloud caused by the Icelandic volcano (Eyjafjallajökull). A week passed and no one could fly to Europe. The flight was booked, but we couldn’t leave. This fact changed my life. »
