FC Barcelona Its renovation is an oasis in the midst of so much institutional and sports turmoil
Dsince months ago, Josep Maria Bartomeu does not win to disappointment. Criticism of his management and decisions rained down on him from all sides and among the many fronts he has open he must face a motion of censure. But amid so much disapproval, it has managed to close one of the sporting issues that most worried Barcelona fans and that manages to loosen the situation even minimally: the renewal of Ter Stegen. The document is not yet signed but I know that it is about to be made official. The continuity of the German goal, until June 2025, serves as a shield in one of the most tense stages in the recent history of the institution.
He Barcelona plucked contacts for renewal of Ter Stegen over a year ago. All in the Only consider the expansion of the link of the German international, whose last signing was in 2017, fundamental in the Barça project. It is a basic piece in the spine of the entity and a strategic figure in the project of Ronald Koeman. The formation of a competitive and winning team happens, among other determinants, by keeping the goalkeeper in the dressing room which one.
Josep Maria Bartomeu He was aware that he could not afford another crack in his sporting management. And finally, and after the last meetings with the meta agents, breathe easy. All parties consider it completed.
Ter Stegen, Now recovering from the operation on his right knee that he underwent in August, he has always maintained that his priority was to continue in the Camp Nou, and has turned a deaf ear to the calls of other great European teams, such as the Juventus, Chelsea or Inter Milan, among others. But the economic disagreements, becoming one of the highest paid goals in the world with an ascending contract that will allow him to enter 18 million euros, have caused the agreement to take longer than it should. Bartomeu and the Barça executives were waiting. Both parties have finally yielded to their claims, some aware of the situation of the Only and others of the need for the meta to continue in the Camp Nou.
The Catalan entity also came to fear for its continuity after the fiasco of the Champions against him Bavaria de Mnich in Lisboa. But this setback did not cause a change in attitude or involvement of the German, to the reassurance of the leader. His commitment, he transferred them, went beyond that setback, although he was greatly affected by the defeat.
The officialization of the renewal of Ter Stegen is expected soon, in the next few days, and everything indicates that it will be the last great signature of Josep Maria Bartomeu at the head of the institution which.
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