War brewing? Barcelona expect Ter Stegen to be out for 4-5 months, not three

FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has introduced he will probably be out of motion for 3 months as he’s set to bear surgical procedure for his again downside.

Within the assertion confirming that he’ll bear surgical procedure, Ter Stegen specified that his absence will final three months. This falls in need of the four-month minimal required by La Liga rules to declare a long-term damage.

With out assembly that threshold, the membership is just not permitted to take away his wage from the wage invoice and use the area to register a special participant.

Barcelona consider Ter Stegen will take longer to get well

Nevertheless, in accordance with Esport3, Barcelona medical workers estimate that, given the recurrence of the damage and the truth that the realm has already been operated on, Ter Stegen’s restoration will possible take between 4 and 5 months.

This discrepancy hints at a deeper battle between the participant and the membership’s administration.

Tensions between Barça and the German goalkeeper stay unresolved. Whereas Barcelona has reportedly explored the opportunity of transferring him on, Ter Stegen has firmly refused and reiterated his intention to stay the beginning goalkeeper.

His announcement additional escalates the state of affairs. If Ter Stegen’s absence have been formally declared as lasting 4 months, as initially anticipated, the membership would have been ready to make use of 80% of his excessive wage to register different gamers, reminiscent of Joan Garcia or Marcus Rashford.

However, Ter Stegen’s assertion has thrown a spanner into the works, because the tug of conflict between the 2 events escalates.

Solely Inaki Pena eligible to play

Barcelona’s goalkeeping state of affairs is now extremely uncommon. As of now, Inaki Pena is the one goalkeeper accessible to play within the league opener towards Mallorca on 16 August.

With Ter Stegen injured and neither Joan Garcia nor Wojciech Szczesny registered resulting from wage cap restrictions, the membership is left with restricted choices.

On this context, head coach Hansi Flick has needed to embrace Pena within the squad for the Asia tour and put any potential departure for the goalkeeper on maintain.