In the middle of the season, the terrible news that Ter Stegen gives to Xavi

Xavi Hernandez is already carefully planning the second part of the FC Barcelona season, where the objective is to fight for LaLiga and go as far as possible in the UEFA Champions League, where they finished first in their group. However, one of the team's starting pillars seems to not be having a good time at all and that is alarming news for the club in view of what they are looking for in this new season.

Barça could lose its starting goalkeeper for about 3 months if the German listens to the club's doctors. Ter Stegen left the Germany camp on November 17 and returned to Barcelona to begin his recovery. But since his return the goalkeeper has not trained with his teammates and has already missed three games.

The conservative treatment is not giving results and the club believes that the most effective thing is an intervention, as it should eliminate the discomfort in the goalkeeper's back. Furthermore, for a matter of time it would be interesting to do it as soon as possible, since if there is a delay in the decision Marc-André would miss the round of 16 of the Champions League.

It is the only concrete option for Ter Stegen

As SPORT explained this Sunday, Ter Stegen underwent new tests this Monday to gather more details about his situation. For now there is no 'white smoke'. The goalkeeper wants to explore all options before undergoing surgery. This is why Marc has contacted several specialists, also maintaining contact with medical personnel in Germany. Unless we find a solution that gives results fairly quickly, everything indicates that the outcome will be an operation.