India, Jan. 22 -- For the first time in 12 years, Marc-Andre ter Stegen is set to represent a club other than Barcelona as he heads to Girona on loan for the rest of the season. Ter Stegen's move could boost his chances of being Germany's starting goalkeeper at the World Cup after injuries restricted him to just a handful of games in the last 15 months.

He's played only once for Barcelona this season and that was against third-division Guadalajara in the Copa del Rey last month, as coach Hansi Flick opts to continue with Joan Garcia as his first-choice goalkeeper. The move to Girona is the latest twist in a season that began with the 33-year-old ter Stegen in a standoff with Barcelona over a medical report which the club needed him to si...