Barcelona, Spain – The drama for the goalkeeper position for FC Barcelona don dey hot like jollof rice wey never cool. Coach Hansi Flick don confirm say Marc-André ter Stegen go return to di squad for Tuesday Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt. But e mean say no be him go hold di number one shirt. Na Joan Garcia, di summer signing, go still carry di mantle for now. E don dey clear like say Flick no dey change him mind anytime soon.
Di coach yarn some kind short but solid words at di press conference wey happen on Monday. E talk say, “It’s clear, Joan is my number one goalkeeper.” (Ehn, na wetin we dey talk since, abi?) E also mention say Ter Stegen fit enter di team for di game, but Josh Garcia still dey number one for him. E no wan hear say dem dey compete for di spot; na just all man find him level.
Na small wahala dey cook between di post for Barcelona. Reports from Catalonia dey indicate say Ter Stegen go position as di third goalkeeper behind Wojciech Szczesny. So, if he wan shine play small for di team, he go need to look for better opportunity as January transfer window dey come. Plenty clubs don show interest in him, but na wetin dem wan do go matter.
One gist wey dey show for Madrid be say Ter Stegen no fit dey complacent. E don get plenty experience, but for di last two seasons, e don dey face injury wahala, and now Joan Garcia don take over. For him to grab di spot back, he gatz dey active make sure say him no be bench warmer when World Cup come round in 2026. (No be small pressure for him o!)
Plenty clubs dey wait for di chances to snatch him come January, but dem go need face di fact say E don turn salary wahala. Barcelona no go just let am waka free like dat without dem helping out financially.
For inside Barcelona, people wey sabi dey talk say di relationship between Ter Stegen and dem executives don dey sweet again, after all di drama wey happen last summer. Dem no go press him make he leave, but if he feel say e wan chance to play ball elsewhere, dem go listen to am. E fit remain on di bench until di end of di season if he no gree make anybody know wetin he wan do.
As di tension dey rise, sporting director Deco don try calm di matter down, saying recovery come first before transfer gists start to fly. E still talk say, “Ter Stegen go surely look for options to play” as di World Cup dey approach, but no one fit predict wetin go happen next.
Na di next few weeks we go know di final gist. Barcelona dey face a busy schedule after dis match with Eintracht Frankfurt, with Osasuna and Villarreal waiting for dem before di year waka go finish. E no go easy as dem enter dis competitive phase, and we dey watch to see who go fit grab di goal post tight. Dis football matter go sure keep everybody on edge for some time!
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