The joy was short-lived at Marc-André ter Stegen’s house. The German goalkeeper suffered a muscle injury during the match against Oviedo, … whose first analyzes invite concern. So much so that an ailment in the hamstring area has not been ruled out, with possible involvement of the tendon, of a medium-long range that could even compromise his loan to Girona, from whom he could say goodbye at the first opportunity, after 180 minutes of play.
Pending a more precise diagnosis, the goalkeeper on loan from Barça could even return to the Barça club if the timing of the injury so advises. It would be a hard blow for the footballer and his new team, who saw the German’s arrival on loan as the definitive push to an upward trend in terms of results that was abruptly interrupted at Tartiere, with a tough defeat against the bottom team.
Rarely has a signing generated such a stir in Montilivi. Ter Stegen’s difficult situation at Barça, where he became captain thanks to an excellent performance, typical of one of the best goalkeepers in the world, led to the arrival of a player who would have been impossible to place in Girona not so long ago.
The one from Mönchengladbach will be off the playing field for at least two months if the definitive tests reveal an ailment similar to what the primary analyzes suggest. This deadline would blow up the short-term plans of the goalkeeper himself and also of Barça, which assumes most of his expensive signing and in which Hansi Flick has already spoken about it.
Uncertainty
«I have not been able to speak with Ter Stegen. “I am aware of the news and I wish him all the best,” said the coach in the press conference prior to the cup visit to Albacete. «I don’t know anything about that. The only thing I know is that he is injured, but I don’t know what will happen to him,” he added, fueling uncertainty about the situation of Girona’s star reinforcement in the always risky winter market.
So far, in two weeks in his new destination, Ter Stegen has played two full games as a Girona player. He does not know victory with his new shirt, since Míchel’s team, which is four points ahead of the relegation zone, drew 1-1 against Getafe in the first match with the German goalkeeper in their ranks and lost last Saturday during their visit to Tartiere.
