Details emerge of Ter Stegen salary split in Barcelona-Girona loan agreement | OneFootball

A new update has added further clarity to Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s imminent loan move away from Barcelona. 

According to information shared by Nil Sola, Girona will assume only a very small fraction of the goalkeeper’s wages during his temporary stay, with the overwhelming majority being covered by Barcelona.

As previously reported, Ter Stegen did not travel with the rest of the Barça squad to Prague for the Champions League fixture against Slavia Praha. 

The German has been granted full permission by the club to remain in Spain in order to finalise the remaining procedures linked to his loan move to Girona, which will run until the end of the season.

The agreement between the two clubs has effectively been in place since yesterday. 

Over the last few hours, the final exchange of documentation has been taking place, with all parties working to ensure the deal becomes official without delays. 

Numbers behind the transfer

Initial reports suggested that Girona would take on a small portion of Ter Stegen’s salary, with figures circulating close to, but still below, €1 million. 

Ter Stegen is set to move to Girona. (Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images)

However, Nil Sola’s update narrows that number even further. According to his information, Girona will pay around €500,000 of the goalkeeper’s wages, while Barcelona will cover the remaining amount. 

In practical terms, this means Barça will shoulder roughly 90% of Ter Stegen’s salary until the end of June.

From Girona’s perspective, the deal is close to ideal, as the financial outlay is comparable to what the club was paying Dominik Livakovic, yet they now gain a goalkeeper with vastly more experience at the elite level. 

For Barcelona, the move is less about finances and more about managing a complex sporting situation. 

This is because Ter Stegen still has two years remaining on his contract, which runs until 2028. 

On a personal level, Ter Stegen was hoping to accumulate enough minutes at Barcelona to convince Julian Nagelsmann to restore him as Germany’s first-choice goalkeeper. 

With that pathway no longer guaranteed at Barça, regular football at Girona offers him the continuity he believes is essential ahead of the FIFA World Cup.