{"id":172997,"date":"2025-08-25T00:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172997\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T00:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:27:07","slug":"barcelona-captain-looking-to-compete-with-new-signing-during-the-second-half-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172997\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona captain looking to compete with new signing during the second half of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marc-Andre ter Stegen is going through a precarious situation at Barcelona right now.<\/p>\n<p>After much drama over a medical report earlier in the summer, the German\u2019s salary was <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/official-la-liga-approves-ter-stegens-medical-report-allowing-barcelona-to-register-joan-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">finally used to register<\/a> new signing Joan Garcia, his direct competitor.<\/p>\n<p>Currently sidelined due to surgery for at least four months, ter Stegen won\u2019t be available for Barcelona during the first half of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ter Stegen looking to compete with Garcia<\/p>\n<p>However, the German goalkeeper has not completely lost his hope.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/reaccion-ter-stegen-remontada-barca-120893369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diario SPORT<\/a>, Ter Stegen knows that Garcia is the club\u2019s bet for the present and the future. <\/p>\n<p>However, the former Gladbach star aspires to return in the second half of the season to compete for the goalkeeping spot and regain his position as Barcelona\u2019s undisputed No.1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/levante-ud-v-fc-barcelona-laliga-ea-sports-3-3-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Joan Garcia\" class=\"wp-image-176655\"  \/>Joan Garcia has been a solid performer for Barcelona in the first two matches. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the 32-year-old has already started showing encouraging signs in his recovery. He followed the team\u2019s pre-season closely and even celebrated Bar\u00e7a\u2019s comeback win against Levante on social media.<\/p>\n<p>This public message is also being interpreted as an effort from the captain to leave behind the controversy surrounding his refusal to sign the medical report earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Ter Stegen is focused on recovering from his lower back problems. If everything goes to plan, he will be fit to return in early 2026. <\/p>\n<p>That would allow him to compete directly with Joan Garcia, who has been entrusted by Hansi Flick and the board as the club\u2019s long-term solution in goal.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping that in mind, it will be interesting to see how things transpire during the second half of the campaign, where Barcelona must re-register ter Stegen through fresh capital in order for the German to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marc-Andre ter Stegen is going through a precarious situation at Barcelona right now. 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