Barcelona Sporting Director Deco says that they aren’t considering of bringing in a long-term successor for first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The German is prone to miss the remainder of the season by a knee harm, his third surgical procedure within the house of 4 years.
Last season he missed out on a number of months of motion too, sparking speak that the Blaugreana had been contemplating their long-term future on the place. For the short-term, Wojciech Szczesny was introduced out of retirement to compete with Inaki Pena.
During an interview with M.D. Although, Deco stated that ter Stegen was the person for the foreseeable.
“No. Marc nonetheless has three years on his contract, he’s younger for a goalkeeper, 32 years outdated, and we should deal with him recovering nicely and returning nicely. Therefore, having two goalkeepers who give us ensures is vital, in order to not be in a rush for him to return. “We are analyzing it little by little, I do not suppose it’s one thing we’ve to think about now.”
Deco: “We aren’t betting on La Masia gamers for FFP causes, we’re betting on them due to their high quality.”
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Deco defined that they wished Szczesny to be able to compete with Pena, and that Hansi Flick would determine who performed, when it was put to him the Polish goalkeeper would solely keep if he had been an everyday. In specific, Diogo Costa of Porto has been highlighted as their reported favourite for the place.
“First he would not are available as a result of we’ve Ter Stegen. I’m not any goalkeeper proper now as a result of when Marc is nicely we can’t signal anybody for him. Also, if I’m Diogo I do not know if I’d come to Barcelona to be a substitute. We are usually not contemplating signing him and if I had been in his place I’d need to go to a membership the place I knew I used to be going to play. We are pleased with the goalkeepers we’ve in the present day. I want him luck and, to begin with, that he wins with Porto.”
Barcelona have been linked with quite a lot of goalkeepers in current months, together with Mio Backhaus at Werder Bremen, Lucas Chevalier at Lille, and even Joan Garcia at Espanyol. However if Deco is to be believed, it seems to be like they are going to be counting on ter Stegen – definitely it could be troublesome to maneuver his wage. Pena and Szczesny are each out of contract in 2026 and 2025 although, so Deco must do some work on the place.