Ter Stegen’s role as Barcelona’s No.1 in doubt after Joan Garcia signing

Marc-Andre ter Stegen believed that he would be Barcelona's first goalkeeper next season as well, but considering that Joan Garcia is arriving from Espanyol, it is becoming increasingly clear to him that this will not be the case. The Catalans are even considering selling Ter Stegen and it seems they haven't forgotten what he did in 2016.

Joan Garcia decided to leave Espanyol and sign for city rivals Barcelona in a transfer worth 25 million euros, which will be made official soon.

The arrival of the young goalkeeper is a clear sign to Ter Stegen that his position as the first goalkeeper is no longer secure, and the Catalan media state that Garcia will be the first choice in Hansi Flick's team.

As a result, speculation is growing that Barcelona want to sell Ter Stegen this summer as they no longer need him after Wojciech Szczesny agreed to be the back-up goalkeeper.

The German goalkeeper is shocked by what is happening and he had a meeting with the club's leaders a few days ago where he said that he does not want to go and that he is ready to fight for a position in Barcelona's goal, but they did not change their mind.

After the official arrival of Garcia, Ter Stegen will end up on the transfer list and many people remembered 2016 and believe that the Catalans decided to take revenge on the German goalkeeper nine years later.

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Namely, at that time Ter Stegen was dissatisfied with his status in the team because he did not defend in all competitions. Luis Enrique shared minutes with Claudio Bravo, which he did not like.

In the summer of 2016, he even openly threatened the leaders of Barca that they have to choose between him and Bravo, and if they do not guarantee him that he will be the first goalkeeper, he will go to Manchester City, who then showed interest in him.

Ter Stegen's request was then fulfilled and it was Bravo who left Barcelona and went directly to Manchester City.

However, at the time, the club was not thrilled with the way Ter Stegen made them choose him as the first goalkeeper, and because of that, nine years later at the club, they don't regret so much that the German was written off, even though he wants to stay at the club.