Spanish media: Barcelona senior management notifies Ter Stegen to leave the team next year

Barcelona senior management notified Ter Stegen to leave the team in January next year. I have agreed to the transfer.

According to the local media "El Nacional" in Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona club senior management has conveyed a plan to goalkeeper Mark Andre Ter Stegen and will send him away in January next year. The player himself has accepted the arrangement.

Since August this year, Telstegen's relationship with Barcelona club has continued to deteriorate. The reason was that the player refused to sign a medical report on his second back surgery submitted to La Liga. The club immediately announced that he would deprive him of his position as captain, and the conflict between the two sides became public.

Until the 8th local time, Ter Stegen finally completed the signing, and Barcelona immediately announced the cancellation of the decision to cancel its captain status. Later, Ter Stegen publicly stated in an interactive event with fans: "I think it is very important to solve the problem between me and the club. Now it is time to look forward." This matter has come to an end for the time being.

However, many problems that have existed before have not been resolved. For example, the club has renewed its contract with substitute goalkeeper Voiceh Szczesni and signed young goalkeeper Joan Garcia, meaning Ter Stegen will face a situation of becoming a third goalkeeper. According to El Nacional, the current position of the club's senior management has not changed.

reported that Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta and sports director Deco have clearly informed Ter Stegen that he plans to leave the team as a free agent in January 2026, and the players understand and agree. He will negotiate with the club to terminate the contract and then find his next home freely.

Media analysis believes that the reason why Ter Stegen accepted this arrangement was due to considerations for his future career. If he continues to stay in Barcelona but cannot get a stable chance of playing, it may affect his selection in the German national team and miss the World Cup in North America in 2026.

As Barcelona's main goalkeeper and a meritorious player at the "non-selling" level for many years, Ter Stegen's possible departure marks the gradual end of an era for the club.