Coming out of retirement last October, after the serious injury of Marc-André ter Stegen, Wojciech Szczesny seemed destined to become the number 1 goalkeeper of FC Barcelona. But the Polish goalkeeper did not satisfy coach Hansi Flick and the Catalan club no longer plans to keep him next season.
If he had known, Wojciech Szczesny might not have come. The 34-year-old goalkeeper retired after Euro 2024 last summer. But a phone call from FC Barcelona pushed him to put his gloves back on. The Catalan club had chosen him to compensate for the long absence of Marc-André ter Stegen, victim of a complete rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee. Time to regain his sensations, we expected to see the Pole seize the status of number 1. But three months after his signing, it is clear that Wojciech Szczesny has still not played a single match with Barça .
Iñaki Peña does the job
It must be said that his competitor Iñaki Peña has a string of good performances. Coach Hansi Flick sees no reason to demote the Blaugrana-trained goalkeeper. A decision approved by Wojciech Szczesny. “ I admit that if I were the coach of this club, I would have made exactly the same choicesconfided the former Arsenal goalkeeper to Eleven Sports last month. When the team was in a difficult moment and the media wanted to put pressure, I was the first to say that Iñaki Peña deserved all the confidence. »
But in addition to the Spaniard’s success, the media El Nacional tells us that Hansi Flick is not satisfied with the level of Wojciech Szczesny. As a result, while management was considering an extension of his contract which expires next June, Barça would no longer want to keep the goalkeeper who passed through Juventus Turin. The Barcelona coach could entrust him with the Copa del Rey matches, before relying again on Marc-André ter Stegen and Iñaki Peña next season.
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