The former goalkeeper of Seville And Saint-Paris Germain Sergio Rich This would be one of the alternatives proposed by the Barcelona as free goalkeepers without equipment. Since he suffered the serious accident that almost cost him his life, the 31-year-old Andalusian goalkeeper has not played a single match. In fact, he has been free since this summer and, despite the time spent training to get back to his best level, he has not found a team.
He Barcelona This could be one of the solutions Sergio Rich. The culé team follows in the footsteps of a goalkeeper who assures to have covered the goal well after the injury suffered by Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. The German, according to the worst omens, could be absent from the field of play between 12 and 15 months. With little certainty about when and how the goalkeeper will return, the culés are scouring the market in search of an alternative that will convince and cover the goal, rivaling Iñaki Peña.
In recent hours, since the tragic injury of land StegenMany names have been linked to the BarcelonaObviously all with their status as free players, or even some with their gloves already hung up, as is the case with the Pole. Wojciech Szcesny or Chilean Claudio BravoWith the market already closed, the club can only bet on signings of this nature and, in the space of a month, can spend 80% of the injured goalkeeper’s salary.
And among this list of players appears the hidden alternative of Barcelona to the goal, Sergio Richa goalkeeper who shocked the football world on May 28, 2023 when he suffered a spectacular accident in Rocío, of which it is not known exactly what happened to this day. What is known is that the goalkeeper suffered a head trauma that kept him in an induced coma in intensive care for 22 days before subsequently undergoing surgery for a brain aneurysm.
Sergio Rico He spent 82 days in hospital and lost up to 20 kilos, remembering a fit and slender footballer. Despite the seriousness of the case, the best part of the story is that the goalkeeper came out of there “without any physical or mental consequences”, so for months he has been training to return to his usual state and find a new adventure that will return. direct him to the playing fields where you can put on your gloves.
On June 30, the contractual relationship of Sergio Rich with the Paris Saint-Germain and since then he has been a free agent. It is worth remembering that the footballer was released during the last part of his stay in Paris under the orders of Luis Enrique, but he has not played an official match since May 2022, wearing the Mallorca jersey in a duel against Granada that ended in the lead. scorer (2-6).
Sergio Rich would fit into all the parameters that the Barcelona in these moments. A goalkeeper who knows La Liga, who would not ask for a high salary and who would be willing to accept a contract for the rest of the season. The ball, as almost always, in the culés’ court…
