US EditionTer Stegen Responds After Barcelona Strips Him of Captaincy
CATALONIA, SPAIN, AUG 8 – Ter Stegen's refusal to share medical data blocks Barcelona from classifying him as long-term injured, limiting salary cap relief and new player registrations under La Liga rules.
- Barcelona removed Marc-Andre ter Stegen from his role as team captain on Thursday amid ongoing disciplinary measures concerning his fitness dispute.
- The dispute arose after Ter Stegen refused to release medical data to La Liga, blocking the club's attempt to classify him as a long-term injury for financial reasons.
- Ter Stegen, who had back surgery in late July with the club's consent, has appeared in 431 matches for Barcelona since his 2014 transfer and remains the sole player from the squad that won the European title under Luis Enrique in 2015.
- Ter Stegen expressed his readiness to work with the club’s leadership to address the issue and supply any necessary authorization, while also emphasizing that his back issues should not be held responsible if the club encounters financial difficulties.
- Ronald Araujo will wear the captain's armband during Ter Stegen's absence, and the disciplinary process could lead to severe penalties including contract termination under La Liga rules.
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One day after Barcelona withdrew the captainship to Marc-André Ter Stegen and just a few hours after a statement from the goalkeeper with a conciliatory position in which he had bridges to resolve the matter, the German has signed the authorization for the medical services of the club grana to process LaLiga the medical report of his operation to determine the discharge of his injury and if it is of long duration. The entity presided by Joan Lap…
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Nómada NewsFC Barcelona has verified the signature by Marc-André ter Stegen of a "authorization" for the club to process LaLiga "the mandatory medical report" regarding its operation in the back, reports Europa Press. Thus, the disciplinary file of the German goalkeeper is closed and the captainship "with immediate effect" is returned. "FC Barcelona reports that the player has signed the authorization for the Medical Services of the club to process the med…
The German archer Marc-André ter Stegen, stripped on Thursday of the captainship by Barcelona, published a statement clarifying his medical situation, and making himself available - for the first time - to the Catalan club so that it can send the health report to the Spanish League. It is a conciliatory message to the institution, after a storm that has been going on for several days. “These last months have been especially difficult for me, bot…
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