The situation of Ter Stegen has taken a drastic turn in recent weeks at FC Barcelona. The German, who serves as captain, knows that the doors are wide open for him to leave the culer squad. The decision has been made by Hansi Flick, who is planning a goal for next season defended by Joan García, Szczesny, and a youth academy player. This puts the German in a bad position, and he seems to have a team on the horizon.
Ter Stegen won't stay at Barça: he is targeting Milan
"El Nacional" has revealed that one of the teams that has made a strong move for Ter Stegen is Milan. There will be major changes in the Italian team, starting with the bench with Allegri's arrival. At the moment, Mike Maignan is the starting goalkeeper, but he is expected to leave next summer... with a team like Chelsea having shown interest in signing him.
If Mike Maignan ends up at Chelsea, depending on this move, Milan would have decided to go after Ter Stegen. At 33 years old, he is a top-level goalkeeper and is highly regarded at San Siro, being a profile that fits Allegri very well.
From FC Barcelona, the message is clear: Ter Stegen has the doors open. To leave, he will be given every facility as long as the club doesn't have to pay him a single euro of the salary he has signed. With this Milan option, it can't be ruled out that his sale could take place in the coming weeks.
Complicated decision for Ter Stegen
Marc-André ter Stegen is beginning to see his future away from FC Barcelona. At 33 years old, the German goalkeeper is facing a complicated situation at the culer club after the arrival of Joan García, who comes from Espanyol. The young goalkeeper has convinced Hansi Flick and is emerging as the starter for next season, which would relegate Ter Stegen to the bench after several years as an undisputed starter.
Ter Stegen has a contract with Barça until 2028, but the loss of prominence, together with the two serious injuries he has recently suffered, completely change the scenario. He no longer feels indispensable and, with the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, his priority is to arrive as the starting goalkeeper for the German national team.
To achieve this, he knows he needs minutes and continuity. For this reason, the player's own entourage doesn't rule out an early farewell if the situation doesn't change. Ter Stegen has been one of Barça's great names in the last decade, but the club is starting a new era and his departure could also help ease the wage bill. There will be a change of cycle in FC Barcelona's goal.