Overview
- Hansi Flick reiterated that “Joan is the number one,” signaling no rotation and leaving Marc-André ter Stegen outside the starting plans.
- Ter Stegen has returned from back surgery and rejoined matchday squads, currently behind Garcia and usually Wojciech Szczesny in the pecking order.
- Barcelona see a permanent sale as unlikely and are discussing a January loan that would likely require the club to subsidize a large portion of his salary.
- With Szczesny sidelined by gastroenteritis for Osasuna, Ter Stegen moved up to the bench and could get his first minutes of the season in the Copa del Rey at Guadalajara if Szczesny is not recovered.
- Nagelsmann’s preference for club regulars puts Ter Stegen’s Germany prospects for the 2026 World Cup at risk without consistent game time.