A FORMER Arsenal prima has travel retired of status to marque a daze determination to Barcelona.
The LaLiga giants were successful request of different goalkeeper aft the horror wounded to Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The German planetary has been ruled retired for the season arsenic helium tore the patellar tendon successful his close knee.
Barcelona were rapidly moved into the transportation marketplace to effort and find a replacement.
One occupation was that the model is present unopen and the nine could lone motion escaped agents.
Barcelona were linked with moves to motion the likes of Sergio Rico and Keylor Navas but person opted for idiosyncratic else.
Wojciech Szczesny, 34, is acceptable to articulation the nine connected a one-year woody to screen for the injured Ter Stegen.
The Polish prima had lone retired from playing 29 days ago, having near Juventus astatine the extremity of past season.
He has confirmed that talks are underway with himself and the club.
He told Sport: "I’m present successful talks and considering Barça move.
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"It’d beryllium disrespectful if I didn’t see this enactment for my career.
"Barca is 1 of the champion clubs successful the world."
I'm unemployed ex-Arsenal prima grooming with little-known squad to find caller nine
Szczesny is acceptable to person a aesculapian astatine the nine time earlier signing his contract.
He volition besides beryllium capable to beryllium registered for the Champions League squad by manager Hansi Flick.
The goalkeeper spent 11 years astatine Arsenal betwixt 2006 and 2017.
He was rated 1 of the astir promising successful the world, having made 132 appearances successful the Premier League.
However, helium fell retired of favour astatine the Emirates and was loaned to Roma for 2 years successful 2015.
He near Arsenal permanently successful 2017 to articulation Juventus, wherever helium won 3 Serie A titles.
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