Overview

• Coach Hansi Flick informed Marc-André ter Stegen this week that he has been dropped behind new signing Joan García and backup Wojciech Szczęsny
• Ter Stegen insists he will honour his contract and fight for minutes despite his official demotion to third-choice goalkeeper
• Ivan Rakitic publicly backed his former teammate and expressed confidence in Flick’s plan to manage the goalkeeper hierarchy
• René Adler criticised Barcelona’s handling of Ter Stegen’s status and recommended a summer move to Manchester United where a starting spot could open
• Joan García, 24, joined from Espanyol in June and has been installed as Barcelona’s first-choice keeper ahead of the long-serving veteran