FC Barcelona will register goalkeeper Joan Garcia in LaLiga due to the long-term injury of goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, according to the Barca club this Wednesday.

According to the Spanish club, the LaLiga Medical Commission has determined that Ter Stegen's lumbar injury "meets the long-term criteria of the current regulations." And therefore, he will be able to use part of the wage bill freed up by the German goalkeeper to register the former Espanyol goalkeeper.

After registering Joan Garcia, BarA§a will detail whether it has been able to use 50% of Ter Stegen's salary to register the Catalan goalkeeper - in case the recovery period is four months - or 80%, if it is five months or more.

Ter Stegen and the controversy at Barcelona

While the Barca team was completing their Asian tour, Ter Stegen underwent surgery again in Bordeaux for the lumbar injury he already suffered in 2023 and which had prevented from starting preseason preparations with the Blaugrana team.

The player himself announced, before the operation, a three-month recovery period and refused to provide the club with his medical report to present to the LaLiga Medical Commission, which had to determine whether his injury was long-term in order to allow the registration of Joan Garcia.

This fact did not please Bara, who opened a disciplinary file and stripped him of the captaincy, until Ter Stegen, who aspires to be the starting goalkeeper for the German national team in the next World Cup, reconsidered and decided to bury the hatchet with the club.

A peace between both parties that was staged at the Joan Gamper Trophy, which serves as the team's presentation and in which the German goalkeeper gave a conciliatory speech to the fans after regaining the captain's armband.