Former Arsenal star ‘ready to end retirement just FOUR WEEKS after quitting game with shock transfer’

A FORMER Arsenal prima could beryllium tempted retired of status conscionable 4 weeks aft hanging up his boots.

The ex-Gunners favourite, who near the Emirates successful 2017, confirmed his affectional decision successful a connection past month.

Having played astatine the highest level, helium admitted that he'd mislaid the hunger for the game, contempt inactive being physically capable astatine 34.

In his statement, helium wrote: "I’ve made friends for life, created unforgettable memories and met radical who person made an unthinkable interaction connected my life. Everything that I person and everything that I americium I beryllium to the beauteous crippled of football…

"But I besides gave the crippled each I had. I gave the crippled 18 years of my life, each day, without excuses. Today, though my assemblage inactive feels acceptable for challenges, my bosom is not determination anymore.

"I consciousness that close present it is clip to springiness each of my attraction to my household - my astonishing woman Marina and our 2 beauteous children Liam and Noelia."

Just weeks aft making his decision, however, Wojciech Szczesny whitethorn beryllium tempted to return.

According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona chiefs are mulling implicit a daze determination for the Polish goalkeeper.

The Catalan giants are looking to bring successful a caller stopper, aft No1 Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a nasty genu injury against Villarreal past weekend.

Ter Stegen, 32, underwent palmy genu country connected Monday, and is expected to beryllium ruled retired for astatine slightest 7 months.

BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS

In the short-term, La Masia postgraduate Inaki Pena, 25, volition instrumentality the gloves.

But Barca chiefs privation to enlistee a much experienced option.

Szczesny made 35 appearances successful Serie A for Juventus past season.

Barca bosses anticipation that the allure of playing for different immense nine could tempt him retired of retirement.

Another origin could beryllium talismanic Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.

The forward, 36, has a long-standing narration with Szczesny, having played with him for his nationalist squad for galore years.

In fact, the duo took to the tract unneurotic arsenic precocious arsenic the summer, erstwhile some featured astatine Euro 2024 successful Germany.

Transfer adept Fabrizio Romano adds that Barca person approached Szczesny's representatives CAA Stellar.

Should Barca neglect to motion Szczesny, they could look to erstwhile Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

The Costa Rican, 37, is simply a escaped cause having near Paris Saint-Germain astatine the extremity of past season.

He rejected advances from Brazil and Saudi Arabia implicit the summer, and has remained acceptable by grooming astatine Costa Rican broadside Deportivo Saprissa.

Navas made six appearances successful full for PSG past season, including 4 successful Ligue 1, arsenic helium backed up archetypal prime Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The 6ft 1in stopper was astir precocious a archetypal prime during the 2nd fractional of the 2022-23 campaign, which helium spent connected indebtedness astatine Nottingham Forest.

Despite his past with Real Madrid, it's claimed that Navas would person nary qualms astir joining Barcelona.

He is represented by cause Jorge Mendes, who has adjacent ties with the Catalan club.