In a prematch press conference to preview Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Slavia Prague, FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick revealed that another first team star has told him he’ll leave the club in the ongoing January transfer window.
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In a prematch press conference to preview Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Slavia Prague, FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick revealed that another first team star has told him he’ll leave the club in the ongoing January transfer window.
“This morning Marc said he was going to Girona,” Flick stated when asked about captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
“He’s a good goalkeeper, but for our future we made another decision. I wish him the best because he is a fantastic goalkeeper. I hope he does well in the World Cup as well,” Flick added.
That last line was a nod to Ter Stegen trying to get back into the German national team fold, and it’s believed he’ll need regular minutes to do that which are currently kept from him at Barca because of Flick’s faith in Joan Garcia.
Last week, it was already widely reported that Ter Stegen would join the Blaugrana’s Catalan neighbours Girona on loan with the deal appearing to be everything but officially confirmed.
Flick gave updates on injured or doubtful FC Barcelona players
On Raphinha, who missed Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad, Flick said: “He trained yesterday and I hope he’ll be fine for tomorrow.”
As for Pedri, Flick explained that he asked the midfielder “how he was after the [La Real] game and he told me that he was fine”.
“He’s very important for this part of the field,” Flick added.
Flick think FC Barcelona has the maturity to bounce back after the Anoeta setback
“We’re disappointed, it’s clear. But at the end of the day, football is a game and we play it at a very high level,” Flick said, regarding the loss to La Real which reduced a La Liga lead over Real Madrid to just a point.
“It would be better not to lose, at least in this way. We do things well and we have to improve. We have to be more decisive in front of goal,” Flick demanded.
“This is the Champions League. In every game we’re under pressure. We have to perform well because they have good defense, high pressure… They have had a lot of time to prepare for this match. We want to win both games and get the six points,” he then concluded, regarding FC Barcelona’s mission to try and finish in the top eight of the league phase.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2026/01/20/flick-reveals-another-fc-barcelona-player-has-told-him-hell-exit-club/
