Wojciech Szczęsny officially became a player on Wednesday FC Barcelonawith whom he signed a one-year contract. The Pole, who announced his retirement a month ago, is to replace the injured Marc-Andre ter Stegen and will probably be number one in Hansi Flick's team. “I am proud to be part of this great community. Barcelona has a huge base fansI see great passion in them. I am ready, I will approach this challenge with great energy.” Szczęsny said in the first interview he gave to the club's official television.
His wife, Marina Łuczenko-Szczęsna, was a big supporter of this transfer. The singer made it clear with her reactions on social media how much she supported the idea of her husband playing for Barcelona. In addition to supporting her beloved on a daily basis, the singer also helps him run various businesses.
This is Szczęsny's fortune
One of them is the real estate industry. As he says Forbes.plit involves buying luxury apartments and finishing them in accordance with the singer's design and concept. “They do not limit themselves to one country – even though they permanently lived in Turin – their investments are located throughout Europe. They offer ready-made luxurious interiors for sale or for rent” – emphasized in the text.
According to Forbes.pl, the Szczęśni family owns, among others: apartments in Turin, apartments in Warsaw and London. They also have a villa in the middle of the forest and a villa in Spain. At the end of 2022, Marina showed on social media the plot of land where a married couple is building an apartment in Zakopane. Construction was supposed to start in 2019, but the plans were thwarted by the pandemic. This plot is located in the Traktówka district on the slope of Gubałówka. A few years ago, “Super Express” reported that the total amount of construction of the goalkeeper's house in Zakopane would be over PLN 5 million. In addition, the couple is building a house in Warsaw.
Forbes.pl adds that two years ago, the residence near London where Wojciech Szczęsny lived was put up for sale. – The interiors for sale include four comfortable bedrooms spread over 176 square meters. Two of them have separate bathrooms and one has an additional wardrobe. The apartment has a mezzanine, above the living room there is an open space one storey high. The price for which the apartment was offered was PLN 900,000. pounds, i.e. approximately PLN 4.5 million – we read.
Before joining FC Barcelona, Szczęsny played, among others, at Arsenal, Brentford, AS Romie and Juventus. “Business Insider” claims that the 34-year-old was supposed to earn several hundred million zlotys just from playing football. In the latter club, he earned EUR 12 million gross per year, i.e. approximately EUR 6.5 million net. In December 2023, the weekly “Wprost” estimated his fortune for PLN 160 million, which put him in the top forty of the richest Poles under the age of forty.
What does Polish wealth look like compared to Szczęsny? athletes? The fortune of Anna and Robert Lewandowski is over PLN 550 million, Arkadiusz Milik's is PLN 70 million, Grzegorz Krychowiak's is PLN 60 million, and Iga Świątek's is over PLN 125 million.