Will he be sacked for this? Media: Ter Stegen hits back at Barça | OneFootball

There's a lot of tension between Barça and Marc-André ter Stegen, and the situation could finally escalate. The Catalans want to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the DFB goalkeeper. This is reported by the Barça-friendly newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo'.

The 33-year-old is allegedly not willing to have the report of his back operation forwarded to the Medical Commission of the Spanish League. To be able to forward the report, the club needs a signed declaration of consent from the player. Because it would interfere with his privacy, which is protected by Spanish law.

However, the Spanish league needs the report to assess how seriously injured ter Stegen really is. This would decide whether Barça could save ter Stegen's salary for Financial Fairplay. However, this would only be possible after a downtime of four months. According to 'Mundo Deportivo', the club would use the saved 80 percent of the salary to register the new goalkeeper Joan Garcia.

The case will now be passed on to the club's legal department, the report continues. A disciplinary procedure is to be initiated here. Depending on the assessment of the club's lawyers, ter Stegen could even be dismissed in the worst case.

If it doesn't come to that, he could be suspended without pay for up to 30 days and fined up to €340,000. The club is relying on the agreement between the league and the players' union, which provides for severe penalties for the player if the club suffers significant damage.

But why is the German goalkeeper blocking the forwarding of the operation report? Only speculation is possible at the moment. On the one hand, he may want to protect his privacy. On the other hand, ter Stegen may simply want to make life more difficult for his club or even hope that Garcia cannot be registered and that he himself will have better chances of playing again in a few months.

Either way, the ter Stegen case continues to provide fuel for FC Barcelona.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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