Overview
- Hansi Flick said Marc-André ter Stegen could be named in Barcelona's Champions League squad against Eintracht Frankfurt, subject to final medical approval.
- Ter Stegen trained on Monday with Joan García and Wojciech Szczesny at Sant Joan Despí, with reports indicating club doctors could clear him as soon as Tuesday.
- Flick reiterated the goalkeeper hierarchy with García as starter and Szczesny as deputy, leaving ter Stegen effectively third in line.
- The 33-year-old is coming back from a long layoff that included a patellar tendon injury and a second back operation.
- Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has publicly required consistent club minutes for World Cup consideration, and German reporting suggests a winter move may be the most plausible path to secure that playing time.