Wojciech Szczesny has made a great comeback and in what way. After retiring at Juventus with 200 appearances for the club, he had made the decision to put a fullstop to his career. But after being appointed as barca’s new manager, Hansi Flick decided to have a meeting with him and convinced the goal-keeper to rethink his decision.
Pivotal part of Barcelona’s unbeaten run in 2025
The outcome? He has been a pivotal part of the unbeaten run in 2025 and the deal is almost done to keep him at the club till 2026.
The shot-stopper has been one of the best at what he does but past his prime was doubted highly at Juventus, his last club. But this has been like a rebirth for the keeper who has carried on a stellar season at Barcelona, arguably the best team of the season.
From 18 games played across all competitions, Barcelona have not lost a match with Wojciech Szczesny playing
From 18 games played across all competitions, Barcelona have not lost a match with Szczesny starting between the posts, with 15 wins and two draws.
Over half of those games have featured a clean sheet for Szczesny.
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March 30, 2024 was the last time Szczesny lost a club game – during his time at Juventus – as a mark of his career turnaround this season. This means that he has not lost a game in a year.
Verbal agreement close
Now, providing an update on the renewal talks, Fabrizio Romano reports that the verbal agreement between Szczesny and Barcelona over a new contract is almost done.
This development comes after sources from Poland insisted that the veteran player was 99% certain about signing a new deal with the Blaugrana.
The report from Romano further states that only a few minor details remain to be sorted with the player’s green light, following which he will pen a year-long extension until 2026.
🚨🔵🔴 The verbal agreement between Wojciech Szczesny and Barça over new contract is almost done.
Small details to be sorted with Szczesny’s final green light and then he will put pen to paper to a deal valid until June 2026.
After board and Flick’s approval, deal very close. pic.twitter.com/Lg0uK3OT9G
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 29, 2025
Manager Hansi Flick and the Barça board have already given their approval to the renewal, having been impressed by how Szczesny has adapted to the club in a short period.
Szczesny’s new role, and Ter Stegen’s incoming return to full fitness, could mean the end of Inaki Pena’s Barcelona career this summer as he wants to move on in search of a first team role elsewhere in La Liga.
