Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a whole rupture of his patellar ligament in September final yr and has been working laborious to return on the earliest ever since.
Whereas he was initially anticipated to be out for all the season, subsequent progress revealed that the participant is recovering sooner than anticipated and that his participation in the direction of the top of the season isn’t dominated out.
Ter Stegen, for his half, appears to be like as much as the instance of Thibaut Courtois who returned from a ugly damage to characteristic within the enterprise finish of Actual Madrid’s season final yr and even performed within the UEFA Champions League closing.
Date to be set
Whereas the German’s restoration is certainly going nicely and he’s already engaged on the pitch, it’s too early to offer a date for his potential return. Readability, nevertheless, is simply across the nook.
As revealed by Mundo Deportivo, Ter Stegen undergoes weekly critiques the place he displays his progress and work.
Ter Stegen suffered his damage again in September 2024. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photographs)
He’s at present working in the direction of hitting the set deadlines, however it’s anticipated that the medical employees can present a possible date for his return to the sector after the assessment on the finish of March.
Barcelona unsurprisingly want to err on the facet of warning and can need the captain to be at his 100% earlier than he returns to the sector.
The judgement will thus be essential and the medical employees’s studying might determine in the event that they push for him to return this season or immediately for the subsequent one.
In a latest interview, the German worldwide said that he was tremendous and dealing in the direction of returning earlier than the marketing campaign ended.
From Hansi Flick’s perspective, there may be little motive to rush the participant’s return as Wojciech Szczesny has hit the bottom working and appears extra comfy than ever earlier than.
His report in latest video games has been promising and all the things factors to him persevering with because the mainstay this season.