La Liga manager comments on January interest in Barcelona captain: ‘Top player’

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is about to be the centre of switch speculations at FC Barcelona heading into the January switch window.

The 33-year-old membership captain solely lately returned after a prolonged layoff, having undergone again surgical procedure throughout the summer time.

With Joan Garcia firmly established because the beginning goalkeeper and Wojciech Szczesny accessible to supply cowl, Ter Stegen is unlikely to get many minutes on the pitch, a scenario which can have an effect on his possibilities of making Germany’s World Cup squad.

As such, talks of a possible mortgage transfer have been gaining weight, though the veteran shot-stopper stays reluctant to depart.

Girona supervisor on Ter Stegen pursuit

Regardless of that, Barcelona’s native rivals Girona have emerged as potential suitors for Ter Stegen and are ready to go all out to safe his providers.

Now, Girona coach Michel, who acquired the jury award on the Catalan Soccer Federation gala earlier right this moment, has damaged his silence on the staff’s curiosity within the Barcelona goalkeeper.

“He’s a high participant, everybody want to have a participant like that,” he acknowledged, as quoted by SPORT.

Whereas Girona are concerned about signing Ter Stegen, and Barcelona could be prepared to facilitate his departure, there could also be issues within the deal going by way of.

For starters, as talked about beforehand, the participant himself stays reluctant to depart the membership for the time being.

Furthermore, his excessive wage would pose a hurdle for Girona and they might require Barcelona to cowl a big chunk of his wages for the second half of the season.

So, it stays to be seen how issues evolve within the coming days with the January window simply across the nook.