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GIRONA, Spain (AP) – Marc-Andre ter Stegen will represent a club other than Barcelona for the first time in 12 years, heading to Girona on loan for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

Ter Stegen’s transfer may increase his chances of becoming Germany’s starting goalkeeper. world cup<\/span> Injuries have limited him to just a handful of games over the past 15 months.<\/p>\n

This season he has only played once for Barcelona, \u200b\u200band that was Third division match against Guadalajara<\/span> This comes after coach Hansi Flick opted to continue using Jo\u00e3o Garcia as his first-choice goalkeeper in last month’s Copa del Rey.<\/p>\n

The move to Girona is the latest development in a season that began with 33-year-old Ter Stegen. standoff<\/span> Negotiations with Barcelona over the medical certificate the club asked him to sign in order to free up space in the salary cap.<\/p>\n

Ter Stegen has been at Barcelona since joining in 2014 from his boyhood club Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach. He has won six Spanish league titles and one Champions League with Barcelona.<\/p>\n

He is likely to start at Girona ahead of Argentina goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga.<\/p>\n

While Ter Stegen was out with an injury, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann started Oliver Bauman in all of Germany’s final six games to qualify for the World Cup. Baumann had a strong season at club level, captaining Hoffenheim to an unexpected third place in the Bundesliga. <\/p>\n

This is not the first time the World Cup has affected Girona’s goalkeeping situation this season. Last month, coach Michel announced that substitute Dominik Livakovi\u0107 had refused to play. I wanted to leave<\/span> This is so that he can be guaranteed more playing time for other clubs to represent Croatia at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

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