Barcelona manager Hansi Flick explained on Wednesday evening that with only Ander Astralaga (20) and Diego Kochen (18) behind Inaki Pena, it would be necessary to recruit a more experienced goalkeeper to at least compete with the latter. It looks like Wojciech Szczesny he expected to be the one to enter.
According to MDSzczesny will undergo a medical with Barcelona on Thursday, having agreed to return to the game a month after retirement. Discussions are currently underway between Juventus and Barcelona to settle an agreement on his salary. Szczesny, who is no longer part of Juventus' plans, announced his contract with La Vecchia Signora in August, agreeing to a severance package of 2.5 million euros, and a payment of 2 million euros s He has not found a team this season. He earned 6.5 million euros per season in Turin.
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The Blaugrana are in talks to negotiate that €2 million payment, but even if it covers the full amount, Szczesny looks set to take a pay cut from last season. If The sports information is correct that the Polish goalkeeper will earn about 3 million euros per season plus bonuses, so that would bring his salary to about 5 million euros, if you include the payment of 2 million euros for this season. That said, his earnings for this season could reach around 7.5 million euros, if he manages to secure the payment of 2 million euros, a salary of 3 million euros and his exit package of 2.5 million euros.
