🚨 Ter Stegen set for surgery, faces spell on the sidelines | OneFootball

Marc-André ter Stegen will undergo surgery to treat his back injury.

The Barcelona and German national team goalkeeper himself confirmed it through a post on his Instagram account.

"After intense conversations with the FC Barcelona medical team and external experts, the fastest and safest way for me to fully recover is a surgical intervention on my back," explained the international.

The recovery time will be a talking point

Ter Stegen wanted to explain to his followers what his last few months battling his back injury have been like. "Today is a tough day for me, personally," he admits.

"After my last back surgery, I returned to the pitch after 66 days, almost 2 months," he recalls, although he anticipates that this time the doctors believe about three months of rehabilitation will be necessary.

This precision in communicating his recovery time is not accidental, since if he were to be out for 4 months, Barcelona could use 80% of his salary as margin to register Joan García and Szczesny.

"On an emotional level, it hurts a lot not to be able to help the team during this time, but fortunately, the rehabilitation is manageable and the road back is mapped out," he adds.

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