Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen took to social media on Friday to defend himself after Barcelona began disciplinary proceedings that would enable them to terminate his contract.
“In current weeks, many issues have been mentioned about me – a few of them totally unfounded,” he wrote on Instagram. “Subsequently, I really feel it’s needed to precise my model of occasions respectfully, but clearly.”
The membership began disciplinary motion on Tuesday and stripped the German of the membership captaincy on Thursday.
The dispute centres on the German’s health after he underwent again surgical procedure on the finish of July.
Native media reported earlier within the week that the 33-year-old had refused to cooperate and launch his medical particulars, so the membership tried to have him labeled by La Liga as a long-term harm, which might enable Barcelona to deduct a part of his pay from their official wage invoice.
“I’m absolutely prepared to collaborate with the membership’s administration to resolve this matter and to offer the requested authorisation,” ter Stegen wrote.
With the brand new La Liga season approaching, Barcelona are once more struggling to fulfill Spanish monetary honest play guidelines. If they can’t, they could not be capable of register new gamers.
Ter Stegen mentioned if the membership was in a monetary bind, it mustn’t blame his again issues.
“I’d additionally wish to make clear that all the membership’s signings and contract renewals had been accomplished previous to my surgical procedure,” he wrote.
“The choice to endure surgical procedure was absolutely authorized by the membership, and all the time with the intention of prioritising my well being and long-term sporting profession which after all are absolutely aligned with these of FCB to have myself out there on the pitch as quickly as potential to maintain successful trophies.”
He added that his new surgical procedure mustn’t intrude with the “registration of different colleagues whom I tremendously respect and sit up for share locker room with for a lot of seasons”.
“My dedication to those colors stays absolute.”
Ter Stegen’s place is beneath risk from one of many summer season signings, 24-year-old Joan Garcia, in addition to 35-year-old Wojciech Szczesny, the Polish veteran who has been rewarded with a contract extension for taking on throughout final season’s La Liga title-winning marketing campaign.
If the membership pursues its disciplinary motion, ter Stegen, the final remaining member of Luis Enrique’s 2015 European champion crew, may face heavy penalties beneath La Liga rules, together with the termination of his contract.
Lewandowski hit by extra hamstring issues
Robert Lewandowski, in the meantime, will miss Barcelona’s pleasant match on Sunday due to a hamstring downside, the Catalan membership mentioned Friday.
Barcelona will host Italian membership Como within the conventional curtain-raising Joan Gamper Trophy recreation earlier than its La Liga marketing campaign begins on August 16, in opposition to Mallorca.
“The striker is unavailable for Sunday’s recreation and his restoration will decide his return,” the crew mentioned in a press release.
Lewandowski scored 42 targets complete in 52 appearances final season to assist Barcelona win the La Liga title. His 27 league targets had been second solely to Kylian Mbappe’s 31.
The 36-year-old Poland worldwide is starting his fourth season at Barcelona.
Hansi given the flick by UEFA
There was additionally dangerous information on Friday for Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick and his assistant Marcus Sorg. The pair have been fined 20,000 euros ($23,320) every and banned for one match in UEFA membership competitions for misconduct, the European soccer governing physique’s disciplinary committee mentioned.
Flick had been livid at a number of refereeing choices in his facet’s 4-3 semifinal loss to Inter Milan in Might that stopped them from reaching their first Champions League closing in a decade.
The sanctions will take speedy impact, ruling each males out of the dugout for the beginning of this season’s Champions League.
In a separate choice, UEFA fined Barcelona forwards Lamine Yamal and Lewandowski 5,000 euros ($5,820) every for failing to adjust to directions from an antidoping officer and never instantly reporting to a management publish on the similar recreation.
Barcelona had been additionally fined 5,250 euros ($6,111) over followers throwing objects and a couple of,500 euros ($2,910) for lighting fireworks through the match. Inter had been fined 22,000 euros ($25,608) for his or her supporters’ blocking public passageways and one other 11,500 euros ($13,386) for lighting fireworks.