It has been six months since Marc-Andre ter Stegen picked up an damage that pressured Barcelona to look elsewhere but in addition convey Wojciech Szczesny again from retirement.
he Szczesny determination has labored out remarkably properly for the membership, with the Pole rising as one of many top-performing goalkeepers in Europe for the reason that flip of the yr. He’s but to even lose a single sport as a Barça participant.
Nevertheless, the prospect of ter Stegen returning to motion sooner fairly than later is at all times lingering on the again of Barcelona’s head.
Nagelsmann re-affirms ter Stegen’s function at Germany
Whereas the battle between ter Stegen and Szczesny shall be an enormous dialogue level as soon as the German returns to full health, Germany nationwide crew is fairly clear about the place they stand with ter Stegen.
Talking in a current press convention, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has reaffirmed that after absolutely match, ter Stegen will return as Germany’s undisputed primary.
Ter Stegen is recovering properly and may very well be again quickly (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Pictures)
“If Ter Stegen is match, he’s our beginning goalkeeper. If he’s not match, the battle for a beginning spot shall be open to all goalkeepers,” he stated (h/t Florian Plettenberg).
Nagelsmann’s assertion clearly means that Germany considers ter Stegen because the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper, regardless of the presence of many gifted goalkeepers within the nation.
The German crew is at present enjoying with Oliver Baumann, Stefan Ortega and Alexander Nubel as their three goalkeepers, however this might change as soon as ter Stegen comes again.
Talking of the Barcelona star, the goalkeeper has been recovering properly and is hopeful of returning to motion earlier than the tip of the season.
Nevertheless, whether or not or not he’ll straight get again into Barcelona’s first crew plans up upon returning to full health stays to be seen.