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The 35-year-old goalkeeper renews the contract deadlock: Family VS Barcelona, ​​which side will he choose for the champion goalkeeper?

5:15pm, 21 May 2025【Football】

Szczeni

In the carnival of Barcelona winning three consecutive championships, Polish goalkeeper Szczeni recently faced the media and publicly talked about his mental journey and future blueprint for the first time in his retirement. The veteran who once left the football world due to injury admitted: "I am standing at the crossroads of my life now, but the direction is actually clear - it is time to have a good chat with the club about the future."

From the bench to the core of the triple championship

Szczeni

After returning to Barcelona in 2023, Szczeni started the counterattack script as a "fire-fighting goalkeeper". Although Ter Stegen is firmly in the main role, he has become the champion puzzle with his stable performance. "My goal is not to compete for the starting number, but to ensure that the bench is always competitive." He admitted that if the contract renewal is successful, the role change will be the biggest challenge. "From the protagonist to the guardian behind the scenes, you need to redefine your value." The multiple-choice questions for the family

Szschenny and his family

Compared with the controversy over the jersey number, the 35-year-old goalkeeper is more tilted by the balance of life. "Which is more suitable for family growth, Marbella's sunshine or Barcelona's football enthusiasm?" He revealed that discussions with his wife about the settlement have lasted for months. Perhaps this is the reason why he suspended the negotiations for renewal - between the peak of competitive state and the needs of his family, he chose to wait for the calm dialogue after the end of the season. Barcelona Yamal

Bar Sai Yamal

Speaking of Barcelona's youth training star Yamal, Szczesni couldn't hide his appreciation: "At the age of 17, he has a tactical sense of age that surpasses his age, and the qualities of being able to read the game calmly under high pressure remind me of Buffon back then." As for Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, he praised: "He is the most underrated treasure on the Iberian Peninsula, and his reaction speed and goal line technology are textbook-level."

Szczesni

From Gdansk to Camp Nou, Szczesni's story has long surpassed the competition for goalkeeper position.

When his career enters his second-to-last season, he is writing new answers with wisdom - how to find a balance between glory and life, perhaps the most precious legacy left by this veteran to football.

Sschenny