Barcelona seem like delighted to have obtained the inexperienced gentle for a transfer for goalkeeper Joan Garcia, who has a €25m launch clause at rivals Espanyol. That gave the impression to be probably the most troublesome a part of setting themselves up with a brand new primary, however the scenario of Marc-Andre ter Stegen is unlikely to make issues simple.
Garcia has agreed to a five-year contract with Barcelona, they usually intend to activate his launch clause subsequent week. They managed to beat out quite a few Premier League sides and a number of other Italian giants to signal Garcia, however one of many assurances that they needed to give him to be able to get a deal completed was that he can be the primary goalkeeper.
Formal steps are but to be completed, however there’s an settlement in place for Szczęsny to increase his deal till 2027. @FabrizioRomano
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) June 5, 2025
Marc-Andre ter Stegen maintains place
It leaves them with a difficult situation concerning Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who simply weeks in the past was set to return as primary subsequent season and captain the membership, following a severe knee downside this season. Ter Stegen is among the highest earners on the membership, and has three years remaining on his contract. With Barcelona meaning to renew Wojciech Szczesny too, they’re set to talk with ter Stegen in regards to the scenario. The 33-year-old has assured on two separate events, earlier than the Garcia deal was completed and after, that he shall be at Barcelona subsequent season.
Dealing with of scenario might go in opposition to Barcelona
Ter Stegen talked about in each interviews that no person from Barcelona had spoken to him, and Sport say that he’s offended with the way it has been dealt with. As such, he’s unlikely to facilitate any exit to make issues simpler for Barcelona. Given it appears unlikely that many different sides shall be keen to speculate a lot in his wages, this might be a very thorny downside if Barcelona do need to transfer ter Stegen on.