Barcelona announced on Thursday (7) that they urged goalkeeper Marc-André to have Stegen from the team’s captain after opening this week a disciplinary proceedings amid the conflict between club and player-provoked by 33-year-old German serial injuries.
“FC Barcelona informs that as a result of the disciplinary process open against the player Marc-André has Stegen, and until this procedure is not permanently resolved, the club, consensual with the sports direction and the coaching staff, decided to temporarily remove it from the main team’s captaincy,” the Blaugrana completed in a statement.
As long as this situation lasts, “the functions of first captain will be assumed by the so far according to Captain, the player Ronald Araujo,” he added.
Invited to leave after two seasons marked by serious injuries, the recently operated archer on the back, refuses to allow Barça to share their medical records with Laliga so that they can evaluate their time for departure.
According to the Catalan press, the Blue Club intends to use the long absence of Stegen after the operation to fulfill Laliga’s financial fair-play and thus be able to register its new contractors.
But the refusal of the player, whose post is threatened by the arrival of former Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, and the renewal of veteran Wojciech Szczesny, makes the operation impossible.
In financial difficulties in recent years and waiting for the reopening of the remodeled Camp Nou, its iconic stadium, Barcelona, Spain champion last season, considers that Stegen’s position can cause sports and financial losses.
Ter Stegen, the last representative of the team that won the last Champions League in 2015, then directed by Luis Enrique, is exposed to harsh sanctions, according to the Laliga regulation, which may even lead to the termination of his contract.
