The German keeper, who is undergoing lumbar operation this Tuesday in Bordeaux, announced that he would be three months, making it impossible for the club to perform his stay due to a long -term injury.
Marc André ter Stegen will undergo surgery in Bordeaux for low back pain this Tuesday. The German keeper has chosen the same specialist, the French wife Amélie Léglise, who was active in the same area two years ago.
An injury, by the way, who falls within the constant dispute between Ter Stegen and FC Barcelona. It must be reminded that the club has signed Joan García with the aim of making the starting goalkeeper and opening the door wide for the German to leave this summer. However, Ter Stegen has always been cautious to leave and doubled his confidence in fighting for a place. Even the meeting he held with Hansi film did not relieve the situation before the start of the preseason. In fact in fact.
Days later, the player announced in a statement on social media that he had agreed to a back operation after consultation with various specialists, and that his estimated exercise would be three months, an insufficient period for the club to release him because of a long-term injury and 80% of his current salary to sign another player. The club's reaction was immediately and leaked that the player was not the one who gave a prognosis for his injury and that with this attitude they would consider removing the bracelet from the captain: the number was taken from him in the previous season, although Flick emphasized that it was provisional and temporary, because Joan García was the number 1 in the first friendly of the Tour.
As has learned that Ter Stegen did not want someone from the club to accompany him during the trip to Bordeaux, further evidence that the tension between the two parties remains high.
Then the time comes for a statement after the operation. In principle, the club cannot make the details of the injury without permission from the player, so it seems very unlikely that the official report would explicitly mention a predicted time that he will end up, especially if it does not match the three months that the German has announced. That is why the statement can be limited to detailing that the operation was a success and that “his progress will determine his availability.”
That does not mean that the Barcelona medical report will receive from the French specialist, indicates that he will be out for four months or more. This report is then submitted to the Federation Expert Committee for assessment. If approved, Barcelona can enforce the long -term sake of Ter Stegen and use 80% of his contract.