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Wojciech Szczesny, a Polish goalkeeper, came out of retirement on Wednesday to join Spanish club Barcelona.
” announced the La Liga leaders in a statement. The 34-year-old former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper joins after Barcelona’s first-choice stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was sidelined for the rest of the season due to a severe knee injury sustained on September 22.
Szczesny retired this summer after representing Poland at Euro 2024, but has recently returned to the game to compete in La Liga for the first time.
After quitting Juventus by mutual consent in August, the goalie stated that his “heart (was) not there anymore” to play football.
Szczesny has made over 600 appearances for club and country in his career, winning three Serie A titles and three Italian cups with Juventus, as well as two FA Cups with Arsenal.
In recent matches, Barcelona’s reserve goalkeeper Inaki Pena replaced the injured Ter Stegen.
