Marc-André Ter Stegen was injured last Sunday afternoon and will undergo surgery on Monday to correct the problem in his right knee, as reported by FC Barcelona through a statement on its official media. The club's urgency would come from the insistence of the player, who after calibrating the return deadlines, is believed to be able to reappear this season and help the team.
This is reported by the newspaper 'SPORT', where they assure that Can Barça has moved quickly so that the goalkeeper is operated on as soon as possible. The recovery period could range from six to nine months, but both the club's medical services and 'MATS' itself are clear that the priority is to recover optimally, without urgency or rush.
However, from the Barcelona entity, hand in hand with the German, they will do everything possible so that the player rejoins as soon as possible, although they will not force his return. The goalkeeper has been the one who has pushed the hardest to speed up his operation, as he does not want to delay his process even a single day because his main objective is to play again this season. The great start of the season for Flick's team has generated optimism in Marc-André, who is convinced that the Catalans will reach the final months of the campaign with options to win a title.
The case of Courtois as a mirror for Ter Stegen
Taking a neutral average, neither very optimistic nor very pessimistic, Ter Stegen would expect that a period of absence of about seven and a half months would allow him to return at the beginning of May. At that time, there will still be five league games left, including a Clasico, the return leg of the Champions League semi-finals and also the final. Thus, the German's goal is to work as hard as possible to try to get under the three posts by those dates.
Thibaut Courtois experienced a similar scenario last season. The Belgian was sidelined from the start of the campaign, but managed to rejoin the Real Madrid first team in early May to play the final matches of La Liga and the Champions League, where he started in the final against Dortmund. A mirror for Marc-André, who has started his recovery with optimism.