Future of the national keeper: Barça has a new long -term goalkeeper – what does ter Stegen?

After days of speculation, FC Barcelona made the commitment of its potential new and, above all, long -term number one perfect. The 24 -year -old Joan García comes from the city rival Espanyol for 25 million euros and receives a six -year contract from the Spanish champion and cup winner by the end of June 2031. He is to be signed on Friday.

“Guarantee for the present and the future,” said the club’s communication, which also works with high pressure on the 22 -year -old Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao for the offensive.

According to reports, Marc-André Ter Stegs does not want to leave the new challenge in the World Cup season and FC Barcelona, ​​to which he changed from Borussia Mönchengladbach in the summer of 2014. Among other things, Galatasaray Istanbul should be interested, where national team colleagues Leroy Sané already changed.

Fight for number 1 in the World Cup season?

Ter Stegen’s contract with the Catalans is still valid for three years. Because of the continued high debts, the club cannot afford an expensive replacement goalkeeper. According to reports, Ter Stegen has been offered to get an annual salary paid in the event of a change.

The 33-year-old, who had failed for months due to his severe knee injury, has so far hardly been publicly commented on the matter. On the sidelines of the youngest National League games, Ter Stegen had at least emphasized that he also wanted to play for FC Barcelona next season.

It is unclear what role Hansi Flick plays, who has been training FC Barcelona very successfully for a year. “Flick-Tter Stegen: The history of a misunderstanding,” the head of the journal “Sport”.

In order to compensate for ter Stegen’s failure last season, the club had reactivated the former Polish national goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, but only with a contract until June 30 of this year. However, it has already been reported that he should stay with FC Barcelona for another year. Another keeper in the squad is Iñaki Peña, whose contract ends in 2026.

Is Williams also coming for the offensive?

At FC Barcelona, ​​he may also play with Williams in the new season. The European champion could then also form a congenial duo with super talent Lamine Yamal (17) in the club. According to reports, a delegation to Ibiza flew to promote Williams. The offensive man, in whom FC Bayern is also said to be interested, is on vacation on the island and is said to have made his interest in switching to FC Barcelona internally. However, the catalans always have to take their continued tense financial situation into account in order to be able to register the players with the league.