- Barca to incorporate plan B on Joan Garcia
- La Liga to issue decision this week on Ter Stegen
- Club to play first game on August 16
According to Mundo Deportivo La Liga’s medical committee are expected to issue their decision regarding Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s injury, which will play a crucial role for them to register Garcia for the upcoming season. However, in case the decision suggests the German has suffered a short-term injury of less than three months, Barca will use the final registration option where the president and/or another board member provides a personal guarantee, something which they did in Jules Kounde’s case back in 2022.
With La Liga to commence this week, Barca are unsure if new signing Garcia can take the field since he is not yet registered for the competition. The club had a feudwith Ter Stegen after he refused to sign the club’s post-surgery medical report stating he has a long-term injury. He has since agreed to sign the report, but La Liga is yet to give a final ruling. With their approval, Barca can use 80 per cent of his wages to fit Garcia into the team. If the period is four months, the percentage will be 50%. However, if the committee decides it to be less than four months, then the club would incorporate their alternative plan to register the new goalkeeper.
Apart from Garcia, Barca might also face problems registering Wojciech Szczesny, who re-signed after his previous contract expired, and Marcus Rashford.
Barca will face Mallorca in their La Liga opener on August 16, but it remains to be seen who will be in goal with Garcia’s situation still unclear.
