Wojciech Szczęsny joins Barca: A new challenge for fans' tongues

Wojciech Szczęsny has joined Robert Lewandowski to become the second Polish player in FC Barcelona's men's team. Shortly after signing the contract, the Polish goalkeeper gave an interview to "Foot Truck," in which he mentioned that "Lewy" significantly influenced his decision to come out of football retirement.

It’s known that he called me, and we talked. I think the decision would have been similar if Robert wasn’t here or if Robert hadn’t called. But it’s known that he called and tried to convince me, and he finally succeeded. I don’t know how much was his influence and how much was some kind of strange destiny - said the goalkeeper.

"Szczena" signed a contract with Blaugrana until June 30, 2025. His role will be to replace the seriously injured Marc Andre ter Stegen in goal. Catalan fans are excited about the Polish player’s transfer, as FC Barcelona is facing challenges with the goalkeeper position. Their biggest hurdle might just be... the pronunciation of Wojciech Szczęsny's last name.

Catalans now have the opportunity to feel just like the English or Italians did in the past when "Szczena" played for Arsenal, Brentford, AS Roma, and Juventus. Fans everywhere have been prompted to learn the pronunciation of his last name. Under the FC Barcelona post that officially announced the Polish player's transfer, fans were already inquiring about it.

One user on the service X wrote: "SHEZ-NY" as the correct pronunciation of Szczęsny’s last name. Another tried with the full name and surname, writing: "Voy-chekh Sh-chen-sny". As they say - practice makes perfect, but it’s not an easy linguistic task for non-Polish speakers.