Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong was released to defend teammate Marc-Andre ter Stegen, despite the fact that persona non-grata is reported in Camp Nou. The 33-year-old, recently excluded as a result of back operation, is the subject of a lot of debate in Catalonia.
Ter Stegen has been unhappy about Barcelona's attempts to expel him with the signing of Joan Garcia, manager Hansi Flick who tells him that he will be the third choice this season. After he announced that he would be out of operation for three months, it was taken as a deliberate attempt to stop Barcelona who activated the rule for emergency injuries and use part of his salary limit room to register Garcia. In the aftermath there is also talk of being removed from Ter Stegen as a captain.
After Barcelona's 7-3 victory over FC Seoul in their second preseason, De Jong spoke with the media and was asked about the business. The Dutchman explained that he was behind the German.
“For me, Marc is the team captain, just as he was last season. Marc is a world -class player and has always given everything to the club, so I support Marc a lot, and what I know, also the team.”
About how his teammate had responded to Barcelona's move to bring Garcia in, De Jong told MD that the new Shot stopper was a good addition.
“I don't know, you'll have to ask him. He [Garcia] Has a lot of quality. “