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The situation between Marc-André ter Stegen and FC Barcelona is like a “war” that arose from the captain's anger. |
Ter Stegen is angry with the way Barcelona has treated him, especially when the club signed Joan García from Espanyol for €20 million. Therefore, Ter Stegen's sudden announcement that he will have surgery and be out for 3 months, instead of 4 months as initially reported, will put Barca in a difficult position.
Ter Stegen's message caused major problems for Barcelona's plans, especially the registration of new goalkeeper Joan Garcia. Initially, Barca thought Ter Stegen would be out for four months if he underwent surgery to treat a persistent knee injury.
The club will then use La Liga rules, which allow 80% of a player's salary to be used for a long-term injury (minimum four months) to sign a replacement, to facilitate the arrival of new goalkeeper Garcia.
However, in a statement released on July 25, Ter Stegen confirmed that he would undergo surgery and would only be out for three months, from late July to late October. This means that Barcelona are not eligible to activate La Liga's emergency salary mechanism, which requires a minimum injury period of four months.
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Barcelona are actively looking to push Ter Stegen away from Camp Nou. |
The change in Ter Stegen's recovery time is a blow to Barcelona, who are facing La Liga's strict salary cap. Marca commented that Ter Stegen deliberately stated the injury recovery time was three months to prevent Barcelona from using La Liga's salary regulations to make it difficult to register new signing Garcia.
“When someone is angry, they will do everything to make things difficult for their opponents. In this case, Ter Stegen's opponent is Barcelona. Therefore, Ter Stegen announced a three-month leave to avoid releasing 80% of his salary, hindering the registration of Joan García,” Marca wrote.
El Pais commented: “Ter Stegen plays a trick on Barca, the player’s announcement of a three-month break is calculated!”. The Spanish newspaper argued that this war will cause damage to both Ter Stegen and Barcelona.
If Ter Stegen deliberately cuts his recovery time short past four months after surgery, he could easily suffer a relapse. Meanwhile, if Barcelona fail to sign Garcia, they will start the 2025/26 season with an unstable defense.
Source: https://znews.vn/ter-stegen-va-barcelona-tu-huy-hoai-nhau-post1571693.html
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