Barcelona officially withdrew Ter Stegen's banner »Who will be the new captain of the Catalans
Article by Sebastian Vasile – published on Thursday, 07 August 2025, 17:48 / Updated Thursday, 07 August 2025 17:48
Barcelona has officially announced that the captain of Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (33 years old) withdrew. The Catalans also communicated that a disciplinary procedure was initiated against the German porter, and Ronald Araujo (26 years old) was named new captain of the team, at least temporarily.
This is a new tense episode in the relationship between the club and the player, which has been greatly damaged this summer.
Barcelona officially withdrew the captain of Ter Stegen
The break between Ter Stegen and Barcelona appeared at the end of last season, when the footballer asked to return as a holder immediately after the serious injury suffered. However, the Catalans decided, during the Mercato period, to transfer Joan Garcia from Espanyol as a new holder and wanted to break away from their current captain.
The German refused to leave and preferred to stay on the team. Moreover, he announced in an official statement that he will operate and specified the estimated duration of his absence – three months.
Ronald Araujo, the new captain of Barcelona
Subsequently, Ter Stegen refused to sign a medical protocol to guarantee that he will not play in the next four months. These are the rules at Liga so that the Blaugrana group can take advantage of its absence to record some of the new purchases, using 80% of its salary. Ter Stegen's refusal to sign complicate the situation of registering new players at the club (Joan Garcia, Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji). Obviously, this was the drop that filled the glass for the leadership of the Spanish champion.
“FC Barcelona announces that, following the disciplinary procedure initiated against the player Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, and until its completion, the club, in agreement with the sports and technical staff, has decided to temporarily withdraw to the captain of the first football team.
Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), left / photo: Imago
During this period, the attributions of captain will be taken over by the current vice -chapitan, player Ronald Araujo”, It is shown in the full statement of Barcelona.
