Al Nassr Club is said to have conducted negotiations with Juventus to sign goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, a former teammate of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Juventus has begun negotiating the transfer of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to Al Nassr, currently playing in the Saudi Pro League. The Italian journalist added that the Italian team is ready to sell this 34-year-old goalkeeper, the amount expected to be about 19 million Euros. Szczesny’s contract with Juventus will expire in 2025, so selling this goalkeeper for a reasonable transfer fee will bring financial benefits to the team.
Szczesny will likely land at Al Nassr. Photo: Getty
Szczesny’s departure probably won’t affect the “Old Lady” too much, because they are about to receive the services of Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregori, who won the title of Best Goalkeeper in Serie A last season. . In addition, reserve goalkeeper Mattia Perin is likely to be signed to a new contract by Juventus, which means paving the way for Szczesny to leave. The Polish goalkeeper is expected to sign a 2-year contract with Al-Nassr.
Juventus is about to receive the services of Michele Di Gregori. Photo: Getty
Al Nassr management believes that the lack of a top goalkeeper is one of the main reasons why the team failed to win any titles last season and finished second in the Arab League. Saudi. If he lands at the Arab giant, Szczesny will reunite with superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, his former teammate at Juventus when the two have been together for 3 years.
Szczesny played with Ronaldo at Juventus for 3 years. Photo: Getty
Szczesny joined Juventus in the summer of 2017 from Arsenal. Since then, the Polish goalkeeper has appeared 252 times and kept 103 clean sheets for the Turin team. During that time, Szczesny won 3 Serie A championships, 3 Coppa Italia and 2 Italian Super Cups. He also continues to play for the Polish national team and currently has 81 caps for the team to date.
Szczesny won many big and small titles with Juventus. Photo: Getty
While considering his future, Szczesny will represent Poland at Euro 2024, where his team will face the Netherlands, Austria and France in the group stages.
