After Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen went down with a serious knee injury, the Catalan side wasted no time in calling up former Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, agreeing terms just three days later. The big question now is whether Barcelona manager Hansi Flick will make him number one.
Szczesny has already commented that he is not coming to take Inake Pena's job from him, but to add to the team, although he will obviously be competing for the number one spot. Meanwhile, several reports say that Szczesny is seen as a number one option, but Pena could be given Barcelona's difficult race against Sevilla, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, considering that it is too early to launch.
However Szczesny has made it clear to Flick that he is good to go now.
“I have prepared these two weeks to be ready. If I play or not, it is a decision of the coach that I have to respect. But I am training to play the game, and mentally I am already prepared,” he said 3 cat.
The Polish veteran admitted that the initial return to professional football was not easy.
“The first ones were hard from a physical point of view, and even more the goalkeepers, who work alone and it's not very fun. But this week, when I joined the group, it's already been very fun and stimulating, because you play and make fun of your teammates.”
Szczesny has been back in training for just over two weeks, and it is unlikely that he would say he is not ready. However, Flick and goalkeeping coach Jose Ramon de la Fuente will obviously have to make an assessment.
