Wojciech Szczesny is one of the major signings of this past year, since he didn't hesitate and came to Barça when he was most needed. Although he wasn't initially going to play or have a leading role, the Polish footballer was sure about it from the very first minute. In fact, he later confirmed that there were few teams that could have brought him out of retirement.
Barça suffered the injury of their main goalkeeper, Ter Stegen, who has spent many years defending the goal in the best possible way. When Wojciech Szczesny arrived, Iñaki Peña was the starter, but he quickly lost that role. Now, a headache for the Polish footballer could come to Barça at a high price.
Wojciech Szczesny and his relationship with Barça
Wojciech Szczesny is one of the greatest goalkeepers in soccer history and has had an unbelievable career; many victories and titles. He has managed to bench great goalkeepers and his level has always been good. Even after coming out of retirement, the goalkeeper has become indispensable for the club and they're going to renew his contract for two more years.
Initially, Wojciech Szczesny's signing was only going to be effective for one season, but the board has made an admirable decision. Despite his age, the top management believe it's good to keep him and, along with Ter Stegen, he'll accompany Joan García. In addition to the goal, Barça also want to strengthen the full-back position, since Jules Koundé is very much alone.
It seems Flick isn't convinced by Héctor Fort despite him being a great footballer, so the information provided by Fabrizio Romano is very useful. The journalist has confirmed that Dumfries's release clause is only 25 million euros. The full-back has had a great season and has become one of Wojciech Szczesny's biggest nightmares.
Dumfries, Wojciech Szczesny's nightmare
In the tie against Barça in the Champions League semifinals, Dumfries scored two goals and provided an assist. Wojciech Szczesny couldn't do anything to prevent the disaster and had to watch as the full-back became the star of the match. After the tie, the Culers are closely following the defender and now could finalize his signing before the transfer window closes.
The coming weeks will be very relevant in Barça's transfer market. Although we can't take anything for granted, it's likely there will be moves soon.