‘Cussed’ Marc-Andre ter Stegen rejects Premier League switch as main World Cup warning issued
West Ham have had an formidable transfer to signal Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen on mortgage rejected, talkSPORT understands.
The Hammers are finishing up an intensive search to signal a brand new No.1 this month and sounded out Barca for the German.
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However Ter Stegen just isn’t within the swap to the Premier League, and he’s as a substitute going to stay in La Liga.
He’s set to hitch fellow Spanish facet Girona on mortgage this month.
West Ham fail in Ter Stegen bid
The 33-year-old goalkeeper has not performed a single league sport this season, having misplaced his beginning place to Joan Garcia.
Garcia, who signed for Barcelona in the summertime from Espanyol, has began each sport within the La Liga and the Champions League.
European soccer knowledgeable Andy Brassell informed talkSPORT.com final month: “Ter Stegen’s been actually cussed about his future prospects.
“He has at all times believed in himself to get again into the staff.
“He has felt that although he was vastly demoted with Joan Garcia being first alternative and Wojciech Szczęsny being second, to Ter Stegen, it was fairly clear that he felt that Barcelona administration did him soiled.
“It was at all times clear in public that he nonetheless beloved the followers and beloved the membership and all the remainder of it.
“I feel the opposite factor that makes it difficult for Ter Stegen is he is on huge wages, and that is among the causes that Barcelona would like to eliminate him.”
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World Cup place at stake
Ter Stegen’s solely look got here within the Copa del Rey in December, when he stored a clear sheet towards third-tier facet CD Guadalajara.
He has performed over 400 video games for Barca throughout the final 12 years, however it seems his lengthy profession on the membership is up.
Brassell added: “If he needs to get forward of Oliver Baumann and into the Germany staff for the World Cup, he must play.
“There is no two methods about that. However due to his wages and since quite a lot of elite groups have selected their goalkeeper, it is actually tough to discover a spot for him.
“And since he isn’t performed within the Premier League earlier than, you at all times suppose there’s that little little bit of adaptation the place you have to get used to the physicality of it, the physicality that quite a lot of goalkeepers actually, actually wrestle with.”
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Additionally Barca captain, Ter Stegen’s departure will mark the tip of a formidable spell, throughout which he received an enormous quantity of silverware.
He received six La Liga titles with the membership, whereas additionally lifting the Champions League and 6 Spanish Cups.
West Ham had been eager so as to add that unbelievable expertise and expertise to their squad, however the transfer has not materialised.
And the rejection leaves them nonetheless trying to find one other ‘keeper.
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West Ham’s goalkeeper conundrum
The Hammers signed Mads Hermansen from Leicester Metropolis final summer time, however the transfer has not labored out effectively.
After beginning the primary 4 Premier League video games of the season, Hermansen has not made an look since.
His solely sport since September got here within the FA Cup towards QPR on January 11, with Nuno Espirito Santo sticking with Alphonse Areola.
Areola has performed each league sport underneath Espirito Santo; nonetheless, West Ham seem eager to exchange him within the switch window.
Plainly Hermansen will not be thought of to step again up, leaving his future in London trying bleak, too.
So, after lacking out on Ter Stegen, the Hammers are going to have to maneuver on to different targets if they need one other No.1.
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‘We’ll respect his resolution’
After rejecting a transfer to West Ham, a swap to Girona seems to be occurring for Ter Stegen this winter as a substitute.
However supervisor Flick has remained coy on his future, saying on Saturday: “I don’t have any extra data.
“So far as I’m involved, he’s within the staff tomorrow.”
He added, hinting that it’s Ter Stegen’s want to go away: “It’s his resolution and what he needs for the longer term.
“In fact, we’ve talked in current days and weeks, however that is Deco’s job and now we have to arrange for tomorrow’s sport.
“In the meantime, Marc is a Barca participant, captain, and has been essential for the final 10 years, however we are going to respect his resolution and no matter he needs.”
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