Report reveals how much percentage of wages Barcelona will cover in club captain’s loan move | OneFootball

Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s expected loan move to Ajax is progressing again, although the final agreement is taking longer than FC Barcelona had hoped.

According to Mundo Deportivo, negotiations remain active and have not collapsed. The remaining discussions focus on tax-related details linked to the goalkeeper’s salary, with all parties still working towards completing the deal.

Ajax have been waiting for the green light for several weeks and remain confident that Ter Stegen will arrive once the remaining financial details are resolved.

Barcelona are prepared to absorb close to 90 percent of the goalkeeper’s salary during the season-long loan. The unusually high figure is largely due to wages that were deferred in previous years to help the club manage its financial fair play restrictions.

Ter Stegen featured in the second half of Barcelona’s preseason win over CE Europa after recovering from injury, but everything points to him staying behind when Hansi Flick’s squad departs for its training camp in England.

The Dutch club hope the deal can be completed before July 31 so the German international can be registered for the Conference League qualifying rounds.

This is the cleanest solution for everyone

The financial commitment Barcelona are making underlines how determined they are to resolve Ter Stegen’s situation.

Paying such a large share of his wages is not ideal, but keeping a highly paid player outside Flick’s plans would be even more costly from both a sporting and financial perspective. If the loan creates room for the club to manage its wage bill more effectively while giving Ter Stegen regular football, it is a compromise worth making.

From the goalkeeper’s perspective, Ajax offers an opportunity to remain at a high competitive level instead of spending the season on the sidelines.

For Barcelona, the priority is clarity before the season begins. Flick needs a squad fully focused on the campaign ahead, and resolving one of the summer’s longest-running transfer sagas would remove an unnecessary distraction.

The agreement may be moving more slowly than expected, but all signs suggest the transfer is still heading in the right direction. If the remaining financial issues are settled this week, Ter Stegen’s Barcelona chapter could finally be nearing its conclusion.