Barcelona closing in on ter Stegen loan agreement with Ajax – Report | OneFootball

Despite their recent successes, FC Barcelona continue to work to clear up the clutter in their goalkeeping position. The Blaugranes have seen several players for this position leave, while another is still on the way out.

The goalkeepers who have already left include Inaki Pena, who has joined the Greek side Panathinaikos, and Ander Astralaga, who left the club after running down his contract. Diego Kochen has also completed his transfer to Lyngby on loan, with the Danish club having the option to sign him permanently at the end of this loan.

Thus, with Joan Garcia and Wojciech Szczesny being key parts of Hansi Flick’s plans for the next season, it is only Marc-Andre ter Stegen whose situation the Catalans have left to address this summer.

The German coach has reportedly been close to a move to Ajax, and Mundo Deportivo has provided an update on this operation. The Spanish outlet claims that the negotiations are being handled by the top sporting officials of the two clubs, Deco and Jordi Cruyff, and they are making progress on the operation and are close to reaching an agreement.

However, the official announcement of this transfer can be delayed somewhat, because the bureaucratic procedures involved can still take some time.

Meanwhile, Ter Stegen, who is currently in Barcelona, is happy to join the Dutch club for two main reasons. Firstly, he would get to rejoin Michel, with whom he briefly worked at Girona before getting injured last season, and secondly, because he would get to join a big European club for whom he could turn out to be an important player in their next project.

For now, it remains to be seen when this move would be announced, but if this report is to be believed, there is nothing to worry about and Ter Stegen is close to leaving Barcelona on another loan.