Marc-André Ter Stegen and Barça suddenly loved each other again

It did not look like peace in the dispute between Marc-André Ter Stegen and FC Barcelona for a long time. In the past few months it had crashed tremendously between the German national goalkeeper and his Catalan club. Now the 33-year-old keeper and Barça still put your zoff aside.

Ter Stegen had to undergo back surgery and then spoke in a downtime of three months. However, an association is allowed According to the financial fair play rules in Spain, only With a minimum loss of four months Use part of the default player’s content to register a new player.

There was a big dispute between Ter Stegen and FC Barcelona because the keeper apparently also denied his club to forward his injury report to the medical commission of the league.

Barça then put pressure on the keeper, initiated a disciplinary proceedings against him and withdrawn from the captain’s post. Now there is a U -turn: Ter bridge Add to the forwarding of his medical data. His club thus ceased the disciplinary proceedings and again appointed the 33-year-old as the team’s captain.

A few hours earlier, Ter had publicly commented on the matter for the first time in two weeks. In the statement, the German international said that he felt incorrectly presented. Many things were said about him and “some of them completely baseless,” wrote terBridge. He continues to feel a deep affection for the club, the city and the fans and want to find a common solution.

In the game for the Joan-Gamper trophy against the Italian first division team Como 1907 (final score 5: 0 for Barça), Ter Stegen then also gave the traditional captain’s address. At Barça, the game traditionally also serves to present the team to fans. It is customary that the captain is aimed at the fans.

“As for me personally, I believe that it was important to clarify the matter between the club and me. Now it is time to look ahead,” said Ter Stegen in his speech. According to media reports, he received support from FC Barcelona to prepare them.

From Barça President Joan Laporta, there was also conciliatory words. “I am pleased that the problems between the club and ter Stegen have been solved because he is a great goalkeeper and a great person, “he said about the national goalkeeper.

The zoff is over, it looks at the sporting one for Ter Stegen Barça continues to be dark. For the new season, the association of the German coach Hansi Flick is no longer planning with the national goalkeeper as number one.

If the league, like the club, concludes that Ter Stegen fails for at least four months after its back surgery, Barça could register the recently committed Joan García as a replacement in the goal of the Catalan just in time for the beginning of the new season. The club had brought García as the new number one from Espanyol Barcelona for around 25 million euros in summer. As long as he is not registered, he must not play.

With the steering towards Barça, Ter Stegen could have cleared the train for his successor – the pressure on him itself increases Before the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. “In the end he is our number one,” said national coach Julian Nagelsmann recently about the 33-year-old-“if he is healthy and the number one in the club”. Both are currently not the case.