La Liga
FC Barcelona is about to finalize the arrival of Wojciech Szczesny to replace the long-term absence of Marc-André Ter Stegen, who suffered a serious knee injury in the patellar tendon during the match against Villarreal. In light of this situation, the Blaugrana club has decided to activate the rule that allows registering a player outside the transfer window to replace a seriously injured player.
Barça has requested LaLiga to apply article 77, which grants teams the possibility to bring in a new player using 80% of the injured player's salary and 2% of the team's salary cap. Szczesny, who decided to retire after the last European Championship and terminated his contract with Juventus, is on the verge of returning to competition, this time wearing the blue and garnet jersey.
They want Szczesny this same week
According to the newspaper Sport, the club plans for the Polish goalkeeper to arrive in the city this same week, taking advantage of the international break to undergo pre-season training and prepare for the upcoming challenging matches. Although Hansi Flick has shown confidence in Iñaki Peña, the coach and sports management believe it is necessary to have an experienced goalkeeper to face the rest of the season, considering that the other young goalkeepers available, Astralaga, Kochen, and Yako, do not yet have enough elite experience.
Barcelona hopes that Szczesny, who might be in the stands during the next Champions League match, will be the solution to their goalkeeping issues. Now, only the bureaucratic process remains to be completed for the former Juventus player to be registered and officially join Flick's team, who will have to decide whether to maintain his trust in Peña or turn to the experienced Polish goalkeeper.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El movimiento del Barcelona para fichar ya a Szczesny
