Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will bear knee surgical procedure that may hold him away from this summer time’s European Championships.
Ter Stegen was in objective for Sunday’s shocking 2-1 defeat in opposition to Celta Vigo, which confirmed that Barcelona can not win the La Liga title.
An replace for you all. Thanks for all of the help throughout a tough season and keep wholesome! My message is right here: https: //t.co/XmgMkGpqH5 pic.twitter.com/gLot8Pz3cD
– Marc ter Stegen (@ mterstegen1) 17 Might 2021
With nothing left to play this season, Ter Stegen has confirmed on Instagram that he’ll bear knee surgical procedure to handle a minor difficulty that may drive him to overlook a spot in Germany’s squad for this summer time’s Euro.
“I even have determined to work with the membership’s medical staff to enrich my knee,” he wrote. “I am sorry I am going to be lacking EURO 2020 this summer time with Germany.
“For the primary time in a few years, I might be a fan at residence supporting my nation, I hope we win it! After the summer time break, once we are again on the pitch, I hope to play with the followers once more, I miss it!
Ter Stegen’s season is over | David Ramos / Getty Pictures
“Thanks to your help throughout a tough season and keep wholesome!”
For Barcelona, meaning full-back goalkeeper Neto will end the season, however Ter Stegen’s choice won’t even have an excessive amount of of an influence on Germany’s supervisor Joachim Low, who has at all times most popular Bayern Munich Manuel Neuer between the sticks.
Ter Stegen has served solely 24 conferences since he made his debut in 2012, most of which got here in the course of the 2017/18 season when Neuer was lacking with a difficult foot damage.
Neuer remains to be Germany’s starter Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Pictures
His probabilities of excluding Neuer this summer time had been already small, given his overwhelming kind at membership stage just lately, however now he is set to observe from residence this summer time as Low’s males attempt to win the trophy for the primary time since 1996.
Happily for Low, it shouldn’t be as if he has left any choices within the case. Neuer will in all probability be backed up by Arsenal’s Bernd Leno and Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp, however there may be requires equivalent to Freiburg’s Florian Muller or Bayern’s backup Alexander Nubel.
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