Overview

• Ter Stegen signed his post-surgery medical report, confirming a four-month absence and unlocking 80 percent of his wages for new registrations under La Liga’s financial fair play regulations.
• The club rescinded the disciplinary proceedings launched in September after the captain initially declined to share his back-surgery documentation with the league.
• President Joan Laporta praised the agreement, saying it paves the way for Joan García’s registration and signals unity within the squad.
• At the Joan Gamper Trophy presentation at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, both goalkeepers were shown to fans wearing the No. 1 shirt on a provisional basis.
• An on-field embrace between ter Stegen and García on August 11 highlighted the end of their dispute and a settled goalkeeper hierarchy.