Ter Stegen resolves the storm of leaving the team! He publicly calls on the whole Barcelona team: It s time to look forward

Barcelona goalkeeper Mark Andre Terstegen is expected to miss the opening game of the new season for at least several months due to injury. A recent open disagreement between the German goalkeeper and the club ended with his voluntary concessions.

This storm originated from a recurrence of a back injury that Ter Stegen suffered when he was representing the national team in June. At the age of 33, he then underwent surgery and will be out for a long time. Barcelona club insists that its recovery period will take at least four months, which is in line with the La Liga regulations on long-term injuries to players and can create conditions for the club to register new goalkeeper Juan Garcia.

However, as the team captain, Ter Stegen initially stated that he would only take three months to come back and refused to submit detailed medical records to the league for injury assessment. This positional differences have been widely reported by Spanish media as a "war" between the club and the captain.

The situation escalated rapidly. Barcelona club immediately removed Ter Stegen from his position as captain and initiated internal discipline procedures. Faced with the dissatisfaction of some fans, Ter Stegen finally chose to make a public statement, promising to authorize the club to provide its medical data to calm the dispute.

After pushing his captain to the forefront, Barcelona club then restored Ter Stegen's captain's armband. The six-degree La Liga champion's relationship with some fans is still subtle. The responses he received were mixed at first when he picked up his microphone to speak to the fans on the scene during Sunday's pre-season friendly against Cuomo. But as his emotional speech ended, the audience finally stood up and applauded.

"It is very important for me personally to solve the problem between the club and me," Ter Stegen, who wore the No. 1 jersey that had been briefly deprived of during the preseason, told the fans. "It's time to look forward."

He expressed his expectations for the new season: "We are all very excited about the start of the season, which will be a very demanding season. We have a new face, including a very familiar person, Tek (Voichech Szczesni). I want to give them my support. With these signings, we will be better and stronger...I believe they will fit in the locker room well."

Ter Stegen stressed that the team needs to continue working hard: " We must stay in our work and there is always something to improve. We will fight for all the championship trophys again. With your support, we hope to win all possible championships. "He also particularly thanked coach Frick and his team for their work: "Thanks to Hansi (Frick) and his team for their outstanding work. As fans, we enjoyed (the team's performance), and I am the same. Although I was absent due to injury, the team played exciting football. We have a team full of personality and full of vitality on and off the court, and we hope to succeed." At the end of the speech, Ter Stegen said emotionally: "I love you, Barcelona fans, long live Barcelona, and Catalonia!" The applause was thunderous.