Soccer-Ter Stegen back as Barcelona captain after signing LaLiga medical authorisation


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - Real Valladolid v FC Barcelona - Estadio Jose Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain - May 3, 2025 FC Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen before the match REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

(Reuters) -Barcelona have reinstated Marc-Andre ter Stegen as first-team captain after announcing on Friday that the goalkeeper has authorised the club to send his medical report to LaLiga.

The announcement comes after Ter Stegen hit back at suggestions he is to blame for Barcelona's inability to register new players, insisting that his back surgery and recovery timeline were fully approved by the club.

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