"Marc-Andre, coming back from injury, needs to play, and he'll have more opportunities to play at Girona. He's an exceptional goalkeeper, one of the best in the world. This situation has arisen. It creates conflicting feelings because we want the best for him, and at the same time, we want him at Barça. But we know that if he wants to play in the World Cup, as the German coach has said, he needs to play matches, and staying here, recovering from his injury, would have made that more difficult."
"Marc-Andre knows that Barça is his home, that this is a loan until the end of the season. And then I hope he goes to the World Cup, and we'll talk. He has a contract with us, therefore he remains a Barça player, and I wish the great captain all the best because he's an exceptional person, a great person, apart from being a fantastic goalkeeper."
Marc-Andre ter Stegen completed a loan move to Girona to regain match minutes after returning from back surgery and has started training with his new team. Barcelona president Joan Laporta conveyed best wishes and described the move as likely a temporary ‘see you later,’ praising ter Stegen as an exceptional goalkeeper and person. Laporta acknowledged mixed feelings at Barca, emphasized the need for ter Stegen to play to secure World Cup selection, and confirmed the goalkeeper remains a Barcelona player under contract with the loan running until season end. Laporta also stressed Barca’s objective to progress in the Champions League and the need to score goals.
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