Ter Stegen has been defending Barça's goal for a decade and has been one of the most beloved members of the squad during these years. With his unbelievable saves and leadership, he has taken the club to the top, but he has also been there during the tough times. Culers have applauded their goalkeeper on several occasions, but now everything has changed.
Barça is going through a delicate moment and Ter Stegen had the chance to solve it himself, but he has refused. Laporta and the rest of the board were trying to deregister him to register others, but the German has ended up causing problems. Meanwhile, Celta has appeared, which could leave Barça completely exposed ahead of the start of LaLiga.
Ter Stegen and Barça
Ter Stegen has been Barça's first-choice goalkeeper for many years, but the reality is that from the very beginning he already put pressure on the club. When he arrived in the Catalan capital, the first-choice goalkeeper was Claudio Bravo, a world star. The German pressured the Catalan club by assuring them that he would leave if he didn't become the main goalkeeper.
Barça decided to bet on him and gave him the chance to earn the spot; something that ultimately turned out to be the right decision. Unfortunately, lately Ter Stegen has had a very hard time due to injuries and problems with the board. After he recovered from his knee injury, he pressured Flick and the top officials to play.
This move didn't please Flick and made relations increasingly tense. Now, the goalkeeper has had to undergo back surgery, but he hasn't wanted to sign the injury report that Barça must send to LaLiga. Meanwhile, Celta has appeared to take the only available goalkeeper, Iñaki Peña.
Iñaki Peña and Ter Stegen's disciplinary file
Iñaki Peña was going to leave this summer, but right now, he is the only registered goalkeeper available to play LaLiga. Barça wanted to deregister Ter Stegen by claiming that he had more than 4 months of injury, but the German hasn't wanted to sign the medical papers. This has forced Barça to open a disciplinary file against him, since it is considered that he is disrespecting the club.