Few expected that Wojciech Szczesny would have the impact he did when he retired to sign a contract until the end of the season with Barcelona. The 34-year-old has won the Blaugrana dressing room, the coaching staff and the fan base with his personality and performances.
Despite a mistakes-sewn first few performances, Hansi Flick Faith held in Szczesny after he had promoted him to number one for Inaki Pena. Believe that Szczesny has repaid, where the Polish veteran looks home and several times explains how much he enjoys his time in the Catalan club.
That was his impact that Flick and Sporting Director Deco agreed that he had to be continued for the following season as a competition for Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, while the German captain went back his way from an injury. Szczesny has decided that he is also happy to continue and agent Jonathan Barnett stated earlier this month that there would be no problems reaching a deal.
According to Relo, Szczesny is a step away from signing contract renewal. Sport confirms that news and explains that the Blaugrana will extend him for another year, although the extension of Robert Lewandowski is first stamped with rubber. The fact that his countryman continues to consider is considered a factor, and the new deal of Szczesny will probably be announced in April.
It will be intriguing to see the battle between Ter Stegen and Szczesny for the number one place next season. The captain of Barcelona will return as a de facto starter in goal for Flick, but Ter Stegen is also not free from criticism in the past seasons and now comes from a third operation in four seasons. Szczesny, on the other hand, has had to taste a defeat as a Barcelona player so far and has added some security to the backline.
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