Barcelona is in store for a busy summer, and an important move that could be made, would leave long-term goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The 33-year-old is expected to be behind Joan Garcia and Wojciech Szczesny next season in the pecking order, and as such an exit is expected.
Ter Stegen has made it clear that he has no desire to leave Barcelona, ​​but with the World Cup that takes place next summer, he has to play regularly to guarantee himself as number one in Germany for the tournament in Noord -America.
And the German icon LeThar Mathaus has now had his stay when speaking with Sky Sports (via MD).
“After a long injury, he has returned to good condition and has shown, especially in the Nations League against France, that he is still a world-class goalkeeper at the age of 33. But (Joan Garcia) is nine years younger, he is already part of the Spanish national team and he is expected to be number one in the future.
“A club is in the right side to say that they bet on a younger keeper for the future. Moreover, he can have a lower salary. It is an unpleasant situation for (Ter Stegen), and I suppose he will leave Barcelona.”
Matthaus has supported Ter Stegen to become a member of a club where he will be the first-choice keeper, and he believes that this could happen in the Premier League.
“There are also six clubs in England that will play in the Champions League next season, and not all of them have a keeper who is strong enough to say:” Ter Stegen would not be a reinforcement for us. “I don't know what Manchester City is planning, but I don't think they are very happy with Ederon.
Manchester United is credited with an interest in Ter Stegen, but a movement through the city can be logical for the Barcelona keeper. For now he will stay in Catalonia, but things will certainly change in the coming weeks.