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Barcelona plans to release Marc-Andre Tersteken, who has devoted 11 years to the team.
Spain's Sport reported on the 7th (Korea time) 'Barcelona must resolve the situation in Tersteken'
With Wojciech Szczesny set to renew his contract, Barcelona cannot afford to have three main goalkeepers, even signing Joan Garcia. The club believes Garcia's youth and Szczesny's experience will be in harmony to improve the team's competitiveness. The club will analyze the situation and review the transfer offer as Tersteken returns to the team. Barcelona will also offer him a salary for the next season and negotiate for him to leave the team on a free contract, he said.
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Tersteken, who moved to Barcelona from Mönchengladbach in 2014, played as the top goalkeeper in La Liga after his transfer. After 11 years of dedication in Barcelona alone until this season, he enjoyed a moment of glory with his team, winning six league titles, six Copa del Rey titles, and one European Champions League title.
However, the atmosphere began to change this season. The injury was the beginning. During the season, he had to undergo surgery for a ruptured knee tendon and was absent for a long time. Barcelona immediately signed Wojciech Szczesny to fill Tersteken's gap. Szczesny saved Barcelona from the crisis by filling the vacancy in Tersteken.
Barcelona has started recruiting young and promising goalkeepers in consideration of the situation of Szczesny and Tersteken, who are quite old. Joan Garcia received an offer from Barcelona. Garcia, the goalkeeper of Espanyol, is considered to have stable skills such as excellent defense, good underfoot, and excellent reflexes. Barcelona is expected to select Garcia as the starting goalkeeper for the next season if he is signed.
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For Tersteken, the possibility of leaving the team has increased. If he remains as a backup goalkeeper for Barcelona at the time of his leap to the starting goalkeeper of the German national team, it is unknown when he will be pushed back in the competition to become a starting goalkeeper again. Nevertheless, Tersteken has not given up on staying in Barcelona yet. "I understand that he will remain at Barcelona next year. My situation is not going to change," he said, expressing his willingness to stay.
Tersteken, who has devoted 11 years to Barcelona, is on the verge of being pushed to the bench in an instant. Despite Barcelona's choice, attention is being paid to whether he will remain on the team or take on new challenges.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
