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Messi s past lessons, is he trying to fight Barcelona? Ter Stegen angrily counterattacked, and the Red and Blue Army took a big move

12:42am, 9 August 2025【Football】

From a meritorious goalkeeper to public rebellion, the power game between Barcelona and Ter Stegen has just begun. Of course, Laporta, as the chairman, is not a mud. Messi, who is as strong as the king of football, will not be "played in the hands of the game". The main reason is that his love for the Nou Can score has made the Argentine lose his "rational" consideration. The German goalkeeper has learned from his predecessors and has made a Jedi counterattack. According to the well-known Spanish media "Radio Ser", Ter Stegen has "declared war" on the club. He clearly expressed his opposition to register as new goalkeeper Joan Garcia, and even used legal means. In response, Barcelona's senior management instantly responded to the big move. Chairman Laporta has ordered the club's legal department to initiate disciplinary procedures and prepare to impose internal punishment on Ter Stegen.

No one expected that a meritorious goalkeeper who had played for ten years would have reached the point of publicly breaking up with the club. It was somewhat heartbreaking. What was the problem? Why did the conflict between Barcelona and Ter Stegen evolve into a "death together" situation? Since being controlled by the La Liga, Barcelona has encountered the embarrassment of players not being able to register for several consecutive seasons. Last season, the club used Christensen's "injury" to create salary space to register for frontcourt player Olmo, and even used magical operations such as "leverage" and "salary deferral" to maximize the club's interests.

And now, history seems to be repeating itself. The new goalkeeper Joan Garcia, who had just signed in the summer window (prepared to defeat Ter Stegen), has not completed the registration procedures, but the management tried to borrow Ter Stegen's contract for "authorized unlocking, hoping that the Germans would postpone the bonus payment and adjust the salary structure again to free up salary space for the newcomer. However, Ter Stegen has long distrustred the Barcelona management, so he does not intend to sign the authorization. The main reason is Messi's tragedy and Christensen incident three years ago, and he does not want to be a "third party".

In the summer of 2021, Messi had reached an agreement with Barcelona on renewal, and was even willing to reduce his salary to stay. But at the last moment, the club suddenly announced that it was unable to register Messi and could only let go. That one The curtain is still vivid in my mind. Messi said goodbye in tears at the press conference, and Barcelona fans were heartbroken. And Ter Stegen also began to wake up from that moment: they should not trust Laporta's verbal promises.

Now, the new season is about to begin, and the 2026 World Cup is close to us. The 34-year-old Ter Stegen is in a critical stage of the main position of the national team. Any suppression of playing time or the freezing of salary structure may become a time bomb for his national team's prospects. He is unwilling to sacrifice his career to help the club complete the "financial magic", and he does not want to be the "second Messi". Ter Stegen's "hard resistance" may be the ending of both sides.