A Turkish report exploded a surprise of a high caliber regarding the future of German goalkeeper Marc Ter Stegen, who is in a state of lack of clarity regarding his stay with the Catalan team.
OKan Porok, the coach of Galatasaray, has repeatedly emphasized the team’s need for support with at least two or 3, demands that President Dorson Uzbek intend to achieve in the current summer transfer market in order to fight the major European clubs.
One of the most prominent priorities of the club is to find a high -ranking alternative to goalkeeper, as the departure of Uruguayan Fernando Muslera left a vacuum that must be filled with a world goalkeeper, and here the name Ter Stegen appeared as one of the main goals.
👥🧤 First offer from Galatasaray by Ter Stegen
✍️@Tomasandreu68 https://t.co/5C7nOW8hPN
– Sport Diary (@sport) June 15, 2025
He had a step by step a step forward in order to contract with Ter Stegen, where the Turkish league champion in the last three seasons made an initial offer that includes an annual salary of 5 million euros.
The Spanish newspaper “Sport” indicated that this amount is not equivalent to the current salary of Stegen with Barca, but it is not far from him.
Galatasaray expressed great flexibility in order to negotiate with Barcelona about the details, whether through a simple deal or loan with the purchase option at the end of the following season.
Meanwhile, the Turkish newspaper “Fannik” went further when it confirmed that the German goalkeeper had already agreed to the offer in terms of personal conditions, and only awaiting the agreement between the two clubs.
On the Barcelona side, it is known that the club wishes to leave Ter Stegen as the administration is close to resolving the transfer of Espanyol goalkeeper Juan Garcia.
However, “Sport” indicated that until now, the German goalkeeper seems to adhere to the decision to stay, but rather that his contract with the Blaugrana extends until 2028, which means that there are no indications of his willingness to listen to any offers.
The president and coach of Galatasaray is betting on providing an ideal environment for the future stars in the season that precedes the 2026 World Cup, so that the German Leroy Sani’s arrival resulted in Bayern Munich, while the Turkish club hopes to include its citizens Ter Stegen and Eckee Gundogan to its ranks, especially that he will participate next season in the Champions League.
🚨🇩🇪 Galatasaray has already taken significant steps to approach Marc Ter Stegen (33) from Barcelona. 🔴🟡
They would be open to negotiating with Barça either a small transfer or a loan deal with a purchase option at the end of the season, reports @sport. pic.twitter.com/YwhzZljwYx
– Eurofoot (@eurofootcom) June 15, 2025
Ter Stegen joined Barcelona in 2014 from Borussia Monchengladbach for 20 million euros, and since that time he appeared in 422 games in all championships, during which he received 416 goals and kept his nets clean in 175 games, according to the data of the famous “Transfers Market” website.
It was also crowned with the Catalan team with 19 titles, most notably the Spanish League (6), the Champions League (1), and the Club World Cup (1).