2023-12-05 19:04:50
The mystery is over. Marc André Ter Stegen He has decided to undergo surgery to solve his back problems. That injury occurred last November 17 when he had to rush back from the German national team camp.
The threat of this intervention has materialized when both the goal and the medical services realized that conservative treatment had not worked. It is, therefore, the turn for Iñaki Peña, who has shone in his debut as a starter. The quarry goalkeeper has played three games and has been decisive in two: Porto and Atlético.
Consult with experts
“After intense conversations with the club’s medical team and several support experts, we decided to undergo a surgical procedure,” Ter Stegen wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter).
“Obviously, the break bothers me, but it is the decision and it is safe to return in the best conditions for my club,” said the German goalkeeper, aware that this back injury slows down his career at Barça and affects, incidentally, , his role in the German team, which is the host of the Euro Cup to be played next summer in 2024.
After intensive conversations with the medical team of the Club and various supporting experts, we decided to undergo a surgical procedure. The break obviously annoys me. It is the right and safe decision in order to come back in the best conditions for my Club @FC Barcelona and… pic.twitter.com/gpNbkO07y9
— Marc ter Stegen (@mterstegen1) December 5, 2023
Barça has confirmed that the German goalkeeper will undergo surgery. But he has not given any clues as to how long he will have to remain on leave, although it could be up to two months..
“Lumbar problems”
Nor has he specified what exactly the injury he suffers from his back consists of. The club has limited itself to indicating that he will undergo surgery “this week to solve the lumbar problems he presents” and, however, to issue a new medical statement once the intervention is completed.
Nor has he said whether he will have surgery in Barcelona or whether Ter Stegen will explore the route of a foreign medical specialist more than two years ago. In May 2021, the goalkeeper underwent surgery on the injury to the patellar tendon in his right knee in Sweden by Dr. Hakan Alfredson.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) December 5, 2023
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An injury that has opened the door to ownership for Iñaki Peña, while allowing the unexpected promotion of up to three young people from the quarry: Ander Astralaga (19 years old), Diego Kochen (17) and Aron Yaakobishvili (17). Therefore, the scenario for Xavi is complicated.
The coach has to close the gap with Madrid without its starting goalkeeper. Not only that. The first title of the season will also have to be played, the Spanish Super Cup next January in Saudi Arabia, without Ter Stegen, a key piece and capital of their project.
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