“3 years is wild” – Fans laugh at Barcelona as club announces decision to keep Marc-Andre ter Stegen for three more seasons
Fans weren't pleased to learn that FC Barcelona captain and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will remain at the club for three more seasons.
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Marc-André ter Stegen will remain at FCB for 3 more seasons as per Sporting director Deco (Via FC Barcelona & X/@brfootball)
Barcelona are thriving under Hansi Flick, be it in La Liga or in the Champions League. With just three defeats across all competitions this season, the club are very well on their way to fight for the UCL and La Liga title. Despite several injuries to top players, Flick has managed to keep his side functioning at full capacity.
One of the most notable injuries is that of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who tore the patellar tendon in his right knee. With his return period likely to be around that of a year, the club has resorted to back-up keeper Inaki Pena. Even though the Spaniard hasn’t been perfect in between the sticks, the club has only lost two games ever since.
Recently, Sporting director Deco spoke to the press as he shut out all rumors of the club looking to sign Portuguese keeper Diogo Costa. This comes after reports surfaced connecting the 25-year-old to the Catalan giants.
Our priority is Ter Stegen who is under contract for the next 3 years. We won’t sign anyone to replace him.
Deco told the Spanish press
Next 3 years is wild
— savagee (@GOseyande) November 14, 2024
He also claimed that Costa himself wouldn’t be thinking of joining the club as a back-up for the German.
Fans react to Sporting director Deco’s confident Ter Stegen claim
Not all Barcelona supporters are a fan of Marc-André ter Stegen continuing at the club. With fans finding several faults in his mentality and gameplay, there have been calls for the management to offload the player.
However, since the Sporting director himself has no plans of the same, supporters have taken to social media to express their dissent.
A fan commented that Barcelona have willingly chosen not to a win a trophy by opting to keep Ter Stegen. Another added that Deco tried to make it clear in a different way that Barcelona do not have money to sign another keeper. A few fans were adamant that Inaki Pena be given a real chance to prove his worth rather than getting rid of him once Ter Stegen recovers.
Why he is saying this, deco need to sign a new goalkeeper! We all have seen the mistakes ter stagen made, he is done
— MD (@LYamalFCB) November 14, 2024
Diego Costa is actually an upgrade?
— OG Crypto Boss? (@GibsoonCorp) November 14, 2024
@abed_3005 ter terrorist is too protected man
— Rxcky (@rxckydusa) November 14, 2024
So they're just going to forget about Inaki Pena once Stegen is back?
— Blaze_MCFC (@Blaze_MCFC) November 14, 2024
First club to confirm they are not planning to win titles for the next 3 seasons
— Brishti (@DeadOverHeels_) November 14, 2024
Like he will join them if they try to sign him ?
— ???????❤️? (@BelovedBobby) November 14, 2024
Give Inaki more time he's been doing great
— Blaze_MCFC (@Blaze_MCFC) November 14, 2024
Barça's goalkeeping strategy: Trust in Ter Stegen, and hope Szczesny doesn't get bored."
— Aiza Noor (@Aiza_noor1) November 14, 2024
Hansi Flick had also announced his trust in the young keeper previously. With Pena’s performances as good as of late, it isn’t likely that a new keeper is headed Barca’s way. As things stand, Barcelona are top of La Liga, although Real Sociedad handed them their second defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss at the Anoeta.
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