The serious injury to undisputed starting goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen at FC Barcelona forced management to act quickly to secure a replacement. Interestingly, a former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus has come out of retirement to sign with the Catalan team.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano via his X (formerly Twitter) account, the goalkeeper in question is none other than Polish World Cup veteran Wojciech Szczesny.
“Wojciech Szczesny to Barcelona, here we go! Deal in place for Polish goalkeeper to join as free agent. Szczesny will come out of retirement to sign for Barça and replace ter Stegen on one year contract. Medical tests will take place in Spain in the next days.”, Romano stated.
It’s important to note that Ter Stegen suffered a serious injury in the match against Villarreal on September 22 and will be on the sidelines for at least eight months.
The injury to the Barcelona goalkeeper adds to a long list of players that German coach Hansi Flick can no longer rely on. Among them are Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, and Fermin Lopez.
Ter Stegen’s injury
German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee during the match against Villarreal at La Ceramica Stadium and is expected to be sidelined for approximately eight months.