Lost Ter Stegen to long-term injury (out 8 months due to rupture of the patellar tendon), the Barcelona he wasted no time and leafing through the list of possible replacements, the name of was immediately identified Wojciech Szczesny. This despite the fact that the Polish goalkeeper had said goodbye to football about a month ago, complete with a special farewell from Juventus at the Allianz Stadium. But the sirens of the Catalan club made the 34-year-old from Warsaw dizzy and it took him a moment to take off his gloves and give them a quick dusting to join the blaugrana.
Announcement imminent
Yes, because today Szczesny landed in Barcelona in the morning, at the private flights terminal of El Prat airport. A transfer carried out in total silence and away from the cameras and journalists who were waiting for him, in such a way as to leave with maximum tranquility and discretion. The Pole, equipped with sunglasses, boarded a van with tinted windows, bypassing any interested party, to go to carry out the ritual medical visits at the Ciutat Esportiva and sign the contract scheduled to run until 30 June 2025. That is, the end of the season.
First contact with Flick
Flick was satisfied. The Barcelona coach had specifically requested to hire an experienced goalkeeper to face the current season and the agreement with Szczesny is now in the home stretch. But from the words released by the German coach, the Pole will not have a guaranteed permanent place and will have to fight with Iñaki Peña to obtain it: “I usually don’t talk about players who are not part of the squad, but I can say that no Barça player has guarantees of being a starter”, replied Flick on the question regarding the imminent arrival of the former Juventus player. Also revealing that he had already had a conversation with him: “Yes, I spoke with him, but I don’t want to say anything else. If he signs for Barça in the next few days, we can talk about it better in the next press conference.”