Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been a first-choice goalkeeper in Barcelona for ten years, but that is expected to change from next season. The Germany International has generated doubts in recent years and missed the vast majority of the 2024-25 campaign as a result of injury, it now seems that it will be replaced.
Espanyol -goalkeeper Joan Garcia will be chased by Barcelona, ​​who hope to close a deal in the coming weeks. And it is expected that he will replace Ter Stegen between the goal posts, with Wojciech Szczesny acting as a backup when signing a new deal.
Nevertheless, Ter Stegen has no plans to leave Barcelona, ​​and his plan is to continue as the starting goalkeeper of the club for a different season. But things can now change an insight into Hansi Flick's thinking has been revealed.
According to MD, the coaching staff of Flick Garcia see as a starting goalkeeper if he becomes a member of Espanyol this summer. Barcelona's dedication to the 24-year-old is strong, with the technical staff sharing the same image as the board and sports management, because he will be the first choice from next season.
That is why it is very difficult for Ter Stegen to play if he will stay in Barcelona next season. And the image of the first team coach staff is that the 33-year-old has to leave if he has to play regular football prior to the World Cup of the following summer, enemy that he is expected to be the German starter but that would only be the case if he plays.
It certainly feels more and more likely that Ter Stegen's time in Barcelona will end this summer. And it's the right moment, given that he has been deposited. The club will be desperate to go so that they can save its lucrative salary – and relieve their financial misery in the process.