{"id":98929,"date":"2024-10-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/official-fc-barcelona-announces-the-signing-of-wojciech-szcz-sny_307663_102\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:00:00","slug":"official-fc-barcelona-announces-the-signing-of-wojciech-szcz-sny_307663_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-fc-barcelona-announces-the-signing-of-wojciech-szcz-sny_307663_102.html","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL! FC Barcelona announces the signing of Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny"},"content":{"rendered":"
Good news for FC Barcelona<\/strong>, a team that, through its various informative channels, has officially announced the arrival of the outstanding 34-year-old Polish goalkeeper, Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong>. This addition comes in response to the unfortunate ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee suffered by Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen<\/strong> on September 22 during the match between Villarreal CF<\/strong> and the Blaugrana team, corresponding to matchday six of LaLiga EA Sports<\/strong> 2024\/25. According to the usual prognosis in such cases, his recovery is expected to take between seven and eight months.<\/p> The signing of Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong>, as per the statement released by FC Barcelona<\/strong> this Wednesday, has bound both parties through a contract that will extend until June 30, 2025<\/strong>. Furthermore, this agreement was formalized at the club’s offices in the presence of the institution’s president, Joan Laporta<\/strong>.<\/p> \u00a1Szcz\u0119sny ya es culer! \ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/EwnME3YxCi<\/a><\/p> \u2014 FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) October 2, 2024<\/a> <\/blockquote> It is worth noting that, according to various sources, Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong> had successfully passed medical tests<\/a> last Monday, September 30. His incorporation was practically confirmed on Tuesday when he was seen in the stands during the Bar\u00e7a-Young Boys match<\/a>, interacting with several players from the team who didn’t participate in the game against the Swiss team.<\/p> With this acquisition, FC Barcelona<\/strong> adds a high-level goalkeeper to its squad. Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong>, enticed by the attractive proposal from the Blaugrana team, decided to come out of retirement, which had begun on August 27, 2024, despite still having a year left on his contract with Juventus (until 2025). His unexpected ‘retirement’ was justified as follows: “Although my body still feels ready for challenges, my heart isn’t in it anymore.<\/strong> I feel that now is the time to give all my attention to my family, my incredible wife Marina, and our two beautiful children Liam and Noelia.”<\/p> However, in response to the request from the Barcelona entity, which could only sign free agents to strengthen the team due to the German goalkeeper’s injury, Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong> considered the option of joining the Cul\u00e9s, arguing that it would be “disrespectful” not to evaluate this alternative. Therefore, he decided to embark on his fourth professional adventure after stints at Arsenal, Brentford, AS Roma, and Juventus<\/strong>.<\/p> Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong> joins FC Barcelona<\/strong> with a career that includes 548 matches<\/strong> played at the club level, where he has conceded a total of 559 goals<\/strong> (an average of 1.02 goals per game) and kept a clean sheet on 210 occasions. Additionally, the goalkeeper has extensive experience with the Polish national team, where he made his debut on November 18, 2009, and played 84 matches<\/strong> until his retirement, conceding 83 goals<\/strong> (an average of 1.01 goals per game) and keeping a clean sheet in 34 games.<\/p> Now, with Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong>‘s confirmation as a Barcelona player, the role he will play under the management of Hansi Flick<\/strong> as the Cul\u00e9s’ goalkeeper is being considered. At least in these initial matchdays, he is not expected to be an immediate starter as the Polish goalkeeper needs to undergo a physical adaptation process and get up to the pace of the competition.<\/p> It’s worth remembering that his last professional match took place on June 21. Szcz\u0119sny<\/strong> needs to regain his peak physical condition, proving that he can be a top-level goalkeeper, which will be a valuable addition to the Blaugrana goal. He will also compete for the starting position with the emerging talent I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FC Barcelona have made official the signing of Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny as their new goalkeeper, in a contract that binds both parties until the end of the 2024\/25 season Good news for FC Barcelona, a team that, through its various informative channels, has officially announced the arrival of the outstanding 34-year-old Polish goalkeeper, Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":98934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,449],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers","category-transfers-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Barcelona brings Szcz\u0119sny out of retirement<\/strong><\/h2>
The impressive career statistics of Szcz\u0119sny<\/h2>