Overview
- FC Girona confirmed the 33-year-old will have surgery on Friday, with his recovery timeline to be set after the procedure.
- Early indications reported by SER Catalunya suggest a potential absence of two months or more, though the club has not given a timetable.
- Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann said Ter Stegen will miss the March friendlies against Switzerland on March 27 and Ghana on March 30.
- The goalkeeper sustained the left thigh injury in Saturday’s 0–1 defeat at Real Oviedo and played the full match in his second appearance for Girona.
- Spanish media report Girona could use a loan clause to return him to Barcelona if the layoff is lengthy, which would further limit his pre-World Cup match practice.