Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen does not want to leave the club in the January transfer window, media reported. mark. Chelsea are hoping to sign Ter Stegen on loan midway through the season.
Ter Stegen underwent back surgery in the summer and is currently recovering. The Germany international goalkeeper is not expected to return to full fitness until January 2026, but faces the difficult task of returning to the starting lineup.
Barcelona will sign Joao Garcia from city rivals Espanyol in the summer of 2025, and if fit and available, he will become the defending Spanish champions’ number one goalkeeper. Ter Stegen does not want to leave Barça midway through the season, but if he were to stay with the Blaugrana, who are currently top of the LaLiga table and five points behind second-placed rivals Real Madrid, he would likely sit on the substitute bench.