Conflicting Reports on Besiktas Bid for Ter Stegen as Barcelona Weigh January Options
The Barcelona captain is targeting regular minutes to protect his Germany place, with medical clearance to return to full training expected around mid-December.
Overview
- Fanatik, relayed by Sport, reports Besiktas proposed a January loan covering Marc-André ter Stegen’s salary with a non-mandatory purchase option of about €8 million.
- Mundo Deportivo journalist Roger Torelló counters that Barcelona have not received any offer for the 33-year-old goalkeeper.
- Barcelona have indicated they would permit a January exit, yet no agreement is in place as the club and the player’s camp await further approaches.
- Ter Stegen is recovering from back surgery, his third in four years, and is expected to be fit before the end of the year.
- Joan Garcia has the starting role with Wojciech Szczesny as backup, and Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has stressed he will only take goalkeepers who are playing regularly.