Wojciech Szczesny refuses to give up smoking and insists ‘it is no person else’s enterprise’ after reversing his retirement to signal for Barcelona

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has struck a defiant tone about his smoking behavior, saying ‘it is no person else’s enterprise’ however his personal.

The Polish keeper has lately made a shock return to soccer having signed for Barcelona as a free agent following an damage to long-term No1, Marc-Andre ter Stegen,

The 34-year-old had introduced his retirement from soccer on the finish of final season, having spent seven years at Serie A giants, Juventus.

Now, Szczesny’s non-public life has been introduced into renewed focus after he was noticed smoking – one thing he has unapologetically informed critics to thoughts their very own.

Responding to criticism in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Szczesny mentioned: ‘There are issues that I do not change in my private life and it is no person’s enterprise if I smoke. 

‘I imagine that it does not have an effect on what I do on the pitch, I work twice as exhausting.’

‘I do not do it in entrance of youngsters as a result of I do not wish to have a nasty affect on them. Generally anyone will take a photograph from the bushes the place I’ve a cigarette, that is on them, not on me.

‘If anyone thinks that I’ll change the way in which I’m in my private life they’ll suppose once more as a result of I’m who I’m. I have been this fashion my complete life.’  

Nevertheless, some pundits in Spain aren’t pleased with the previous Arsenal keeper’s feedback, saying his habits don’t align with the excessive skilled requirements anticipated from gamers within the nation.

Lluis Carrasco, a distinguished TV persona in Spain, mentioned his behaviour was ‘unacceptable’.

Szczesny spent seven seasons in Turin, making 252 appearances for the Italian aspect, after spending six seasons on the Emirates with Arsenal, having featured 181 instances for the Gunners.