Ter Stegen surprised the club with a surgical decision

The announcement by Barcelona's management that goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen needs to undergo surgery on his back before the new season has caused discontent. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

According to Mundo Deportivo, club representatives were not informed in advance about the player's plans and only learned of his decision later. Sources indicate that Barcelona viewed ter Stegen's transfer as a means to improve financial fairness principles.

Now the Catalans need to look for other ways to register new players and comply with financial restrictions. Ter Stegen himself stated that he would be out for only three months after surgery, but according to internal club information, if the injury recurs, full recovery could take four to five months.

This situation may allow the club to deregister the player and free up his position for new signings. Earlier, media outlets reported that the German goalkeeper is not seen as a key participant in the main project and that he could change teams during the winter transfer window.