Overview
- Marc-André ter Stegen has withheld his signature on a medical report, preventing Barcelona from invoking La Liga’s emergency injury rule.
- La Liga confirmed it will not process the goalkeeper’s medical data without his consent, blocking the club’s ability to register Joan Garcia, Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji.
- Barcelona has opened internal disciplinary proceedings against their captain and is exploring potential legal sanctions for non-compliance with contractual obligations.
- Members of the first team have publicly backed ter Stegen and intend to support him in any vote to retain the captaincy.
- Facing tight salary-cap constraints, Barcelona expects a €100 million VIP seats deal to be included in next week’s salary-limit calculations.