Marc-Andre ter Stegen has joined Girona on loan from Catalan rivals Barcelona for the rest of the season, Afrosport reports. The German goalkeeper has fallen in the pecking order behind Joan Garcia, who was signed from another Catalan rival, Espanyol, last summer, and Wojciech Szczesny, who came out of retirement two years ago. Ter Stegen was unable to secure a permanent move to a bigger club...
La Liga have granted Barcelona permission to register goalkeeper Joan Garcia ahead of their season opener against Mallorca on Saturday, Afrosport reports. The Spanish champions confirmed on Wednesday that the league’s medical committee has classified Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s injury as “long-term”, ruling him out for at least four months. The Germany international had earlier indicated he would be sidelined for three months following back surgery last...
Barcelona have reinstated Marc-Andre ter Stegen as club captain and dropped disciplinary proceedings against the German goalkeeper, in a dramatic U-turn just 24 hours after stripping him of the armband, Afrosport reports. The reversal, announced by the Spanish champions on Friday, follows Thursday’s ruling that Ter Stegen had been removed from the captaincy amid a dispute over his injury status. “The Club announces that the player...
Germany international Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been stripped of the captaincy at Barcelona following disciplinary proceedings against him, the Catalan club announced on Thursday. The 33-year-old is currently sidelined for three months, having undergone back surgery in July. He missed the majority of the 2024-25 campaign due to a right knee injury and made only nine appearances for Barcelona last term, including playing in two of...
Former Juventus goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny has joined Spanish giants Barcelona until the end of the season, barely a month after he announced his retirement from football, Afrosport reports. The 34-year-old shot stopper only announced his retirement on August 27 after mutually agreeing to terminate his Juventus contract, but now sees a sensational return to the game. Szczesny's signing is due to the knee injury suffered by...
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