🚨 World Cup starting spot now secure? Media: ter Stegen finds new club | OneFootball

If Marc-André ter Stegen wants to be in the German goal at the 2026 World Cup, he must leave FC Barcelona in the winter. This impression has become increasingly clear recently. According to consistent reports from Fabrizio Romano and Sky, the 33-year-old has now found a solution.

Accordingly, the native of Mönchengladbach will stay in Catalonia and join FC Girona on loan. Last season, the Blanquivermells were still in the Champions League, but the club is currently in acute danger of relegation. Eighth place in the table looks solid, but it is misleading, as the gap to a relegation spot is only five points.

This shouldn't harm ter Stegen's World Cup chances. National coach Julian Nagelsmann recently stated: "I don't set the condition that he has to play in a top club, because that's always a bit of a matter of interpretation." However, ter Stegen must "play reasonably well."

This opportunity was recently denied to the regular captain at Barça. While he struggled with injuries for months, Hansi Flick initiated a generational change at Blaugrana.

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The 24-year-old Joan Garcia was signed last summer and declared the new first-choice goalkeeper. A position Flick recently reaffirmed.

In the cup match against the third-division team CD Guadalajara, ter Stegen got a chance to play again before Christmas. His coach made it clear afterward: "We discussed it within the coaching team and said: Okay, we give him the opportunity to show that he's back. But it's for this game, that's all, nothing more."

The prospects for more playing time look much brighter at Girona. With 34 goals conceded, Girona has so far suffered the most goals against in the Spanish top flight. The starting spot between the posts has so far been held by Paulo Gazzaniga. Ter Stegen will likely push him to the bench and then hope for better times ahead.

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