This is the Polish Wojciech Szczesny, who had retired in mid-2024. The incorporation was confirmed this Wednesday.
He Barcelona is looking for a goalkeepersince it became known that Marc-André Ter Stegen will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee on September 22. The German was being replaced by the youth Iñaki Peña.
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The person chosen to take over the position is Wojciech Szczesnyarcher born in Poland and who already knew how to defend the goal of important clubs like Arsenal English and the Juventus. At the moment he is 34 years old and had announced his retirement after contesting the Euro Cup in the middle of this year.
This Wednesday, in a official statementthe Catalan club announced: “FC Barcelona and the player Wojciech Szczesny have reached an agreement for his incorporation until June 30, 2025.”
Szczesny He will share a team with his already teammate, Robert Lewandowskiin what will be his first experience in the Spanish league. With this team, he knew how to stop a penalty against Lionel Messi in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup.
To his credit, the Polish won three Serie A titles and three Italian Cups with Juventus, and two English cups with Arsenal. In addition, he played in two World Cups with his team.
Source: Ambito