Having been struck down with a back injury, Ter Stegen’s public insistance that he would be sidelined for three months sparked significant tension at Barcelona, where club officials expected a four-month absence which would let them waive his wages against La Liga’s salary cap for the first half of the season.

Barcelona says Marc-Andre ter Stegen will return as first-team captain after announcing that the goalkeeper had authorized the club to send his medical report to the Spanish league.

FC Barcelona have confirmed that goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has been officially reinstated as captain of the first team, following the closure of a recent disciplinary case against him. Naija News reports that FC Barcelona stripped the captaincy armband from ter Stegen after announcing his likely return to football on Instagram,