Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, returned to the Catalan capital for bad news on Tuesday morning. It has emerged that captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen is not planning to sign his medical report from his operation that goes to La Liga, which may prevent them from being activated.
That would enable them to use 50% of the salary space that was taken by Ter Stegen to register a replacement, namely Joan Garcia. Laporta has noted that although the registration of Garcia does not depend on the signature of Ter Stegen, it is the easiest way for Barcelona to get it over the line.
The intentions of Ter Stegen became clear to Barcelona before they returned to the Catalan capital, who would meet the director of the football deco and discuss the business. MD says that Deco is planning to keep that meeting with Ter Stegen, and they hope to convince him to reconsider. However, they have noticed that that possibility looks increasingly distant. They believe that Ter Stegen acts in bad faith.
Despite the above, Barcelona had assigned their legal department to explore sanctions for Ter Stegen to damage the institution. The Catalan paper claims that they can suspend the suspensions of alleys for 30 days without salary, and also touch him with a fine, due to a section in the La Liga -Spanish player Association (AFE) agreement. Players can be confronted with sanctions for serious violations in the event of disobedience, and the fine can make a fine of a maximum of € 340k.
As the conflict between Ter Stegen and Barcelona grows, Ter Stegen is said to be constantly in contact with the AFE to ensure that his rights and responsibilities are protected. The same exhaust valve also explains that his complaints with Barcelona go further than try to expel him as their number one and to leak stories about his character to the media. By not using him in the last game of the Barcelona season with nothing on the line, Ter Stegen reportedly missed a € 3.5 million bonus.
Lawyer Cristian Zarroca has noticed to Ser Catalunya that Barcelona's potential disciplinary measures are probably a way to put pressure on Ter Stegen than a realistic threat. With regard to the registration rule for injury, Ter Stegen can defend his right to privacy during his medical report under the Data Protection Act, but there are exceptions. Zarroca notes that they can say that the medical report of Ter Stegen is legally relevant, because this influences its ability to work, but that both views have legal grounding, although Barcelona believes they have a matter.