Overview

• Barcelona announced a two-year extension for Wojciech Szczesny that runs through June 2027.
• Szczesny, who reversed his 2024 retirement, kept 14 clean sheets in 30 matches as Flick’s preferred goalkeeper.
• The club activated Joan Garcia’s €25 million release clause from Espanyol to bolster competition between the posts.
• Manager Hansi Flick’s performance-based selections have displaced Iñaki Peña and cemented a new pecking order led by Szczesny and Garcia.
• Marc-André ter Stegen’s long-term role faces uncertainty as Barcelona prioritizes its refreshed goalkeeping lineup.