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Barcelona are already tracking the best possible Marc-Andre ter Stegen replacement
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Barcelona are already tracking the best possible Marc-Andre ter Stegen replacement

Barcelona goalkeeper and captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee during a 5-1 win over Villarreal this past weekend, and the serious injury puts a question mark over the German shot-stopper's long-term career. At 32, ter Stegen is still regarded as one of the top goalkeepers in European football, but after a brilliant 2022/23 season in which he was THE best keeper in Europe, MATS' performances have declined sharply over the past year. Currently, young goalkeeper Inaki Pena will get the first crack at proving himself as ter Stegen's future heir, while Barcelona are coaxing former Juventus, Roma, and Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny out of retirement just a year after he remained one of the best keepers in Italian football. However, Ba...