Madrid, July 25 -- Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be out for at least three months after the FC Barcelona goalkeeper has announced that he will undergo surgery for a back injury.
The news comes at a difficult time for the German international, who missed nearly all of last season with a torn cruciate knee ligament. Barcelona signed Wojciech Szczesny to cover his absence and renewed the Polish goalkeeper's contract earlier this month.
The club has also activated the 25 million euros release clause to bring in Joan Garcia from Espanyol, casting doubt on ter Stegen's place in the squad as the club looks to trim its wage bill. "Today is a personally difficult day for me," ter Stegen wrote on Instagram, adding that he felt "in
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