Monaco is interested in Ter Stegen and is already sounding out his signing with Barça

Published New:26/06/2025 - 18:19h

Updated New:25/11/2025 - 15:55h

Is Ter Stegen leaving? Monaco is interested in the German while Barcelona has not yet clarified his role in the club after the arrival of Joan García

The future of Marc-André ter Stegen is still unknown: it is not clear if he will continue to be linked to FC Barcelona soon. However, while the situation of the German goalkeeper is being clarified, more rumors are beginning to emerge about teams interested in acquiring his services in case his departure from the club ends up happening this summer.

Recently, it has been revealed that another team from the five major leagues in Europe has shown interest in the situation of 'MATS'. As reported in Mundo Deportivo, apparently AS Monaco —a team with which Barça was in active conversations to finalize the loan of Ansu Fati— would not mind having the native of Mönchengladbach in their squad.

Marc André ter Stegen in the match between FC Barcelona and AS Monaco in the 2024 Joan Gamper Trophy

It should be remembered that, throughout the 2024/25 season, the goal of the Monegasque team did not have a well-established starter. Between the Swiss-German goalkeeper Philipp Köhn and the Polish Radoslaw Majecki, they shared the custody of the goal of Monaco. A situation that the Principality team would like to resolve for the next season.

PLAYER	MATCHES PLAYED	GOALS CONCEDED	CLEAN SHEETS	MIN. PLAYED
Philipp Köhn	23	24	8	2,070
Radoslaw Majecki	23	36	5	2,070

The appeal of playing Champions League and the formal interest

And what better way to do it than with a top-level name like Marc-André ter Stegen, a player for whom —as suggested in MD— they have already contacted the environment of the '1' culé to explore the option of a move this summer. There would even have been conversations between teams to assess different formulas, both for loan and for a permanent transfer, to a club whose main sporting argument lies in the fact that it will play in the UEFA Champions League this season 2025/26.

However, in principle, the transfer of 'MATS' this summer looks like a complicated task, given that the German's position is to remain at FC Barcelona. Combined with the fact that he has a contract until 2028 and is in a position to fulfill it and stay to fight for a place in the starting eleven.

Given this, the idea of a departure loses strength, despite the fact that important destinations interested in acquiring his services have been rumored: Galatasaray, Manchester City and United, Chelsea, among others.

Joan García and the uncertain role of Ter Stegen

So, from this, we have to see how the case around the German goalkeeper unfolds, one of the historic players of the culé team, but whose role as a starter —with the arrival of Joan García— a priori does not look entirely clear.

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