Marc-Andre ter Stegen is currently injured and Barcelona are in need of a goalkeeper. Who could replace him at Barca?
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Barcelona are currently without their main goalkeeper as Marc-Andre ter Stegen is set to be sidelined for a long term.
Ter Stegen suffered a serious injury during Barca’s 5-1 win over Villarreal.
The goalkeeper sustained a “complete rupture” of a tendon in his right knee on Sunday and underwent surgery.
According to Spanish media, ter Stegen will be out for seven months.
Several names have already emerged of who could replace ter Stegen at Barca.
Let’s take a look at some of them.
Claudio Bravo
Former Barcelona goalkeeper, who is currently in retirement, has emerged as a top candidate to replace ter Stegen at his old club.
Although Bravo is currently in retirement, he spoke out on the situation and said that he would gladly step in as a temporary replacement as per The Week.
Keylor Navas
Another candidate to replace ter Stegen, is former Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Navas is currently without a club after having played for Madrid from 2014 to 2019. He then joined PSG and played for them until last season.
Sergio Rico
Rico is one of the candidates to temporarily replace the German goalkeeper. Rico is also currently without a club.
He also played for PSG until last season.
Barcelona have a reserve goalkeeper Inaki Pena and until they find a replacement for ter Stegen, Pena will get some playing minutes.