In an impasse after the serious injury of Marc-André ter Stegen, FC Barcelona formalized the signing of Wojciech Szczęsny this Wednesday, October 2. The Pole comes out of retirement to return to service in Catalonia for a season.
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Wojciech Szczęsny has officially returned for a season with FC Barcelona. | PHOTO : URBANANDSPORT / NURPHOTO VIA AFP
Just one month after announcing his retirement, Wojciech Szczęsny returns to service. The Polish goalkeeper officially signed with FC Barcelona this Wednesday, October 2. The former last bastion of Juventus Turin signed a one-year lease to compensate for the serious injury of Marc-André ter Stegen, whose season is certainly already over.
If the Catalan club recognizes that Szczęsny “arrives in a very particular situation”he nevertheless recalls “that his CV offers all possible guarantees”. Presented as “Buffon’s heir at Juve”the man with 252 matches with the Old Lady arrives to play the firefighter on duty.
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While Hansi Flick had put his trust in the gloves of Iñaki Peña, local goalkeeper, the Barcelona management finally opted for the experience with the goalkeeper with 84 caps with Poland.
