Liverpool target set to consider his future
Liverpool transfer target Marc-Andre ter Stegen has admitted he will be forced to consider his Barcelona future unless he starts more games for the European champions.
The German international has played second fiddle to Claudio Bravo in La Liga this season, playing just four league games, although he has been the first choice in the Champions League and Copa del Rey.
The 23-year-old arrived at the Nou Camp in the summer of 2014 for a fee of €12 million but with Liverpool looking to sign a goalkeeper to challenge Simon Mignolet , ter Stegen admits his future in Barcelona is uncertain.
"I'm not considering myself with other clubs because the situation doesn't currently oblige me to," he told sport1.de.
"Football is my job and all that matters is the present, the next game. I am not going to be wasting time considering what I do next.
"Barca are a great club and things can still change between now and the summer.
"If the situation remains the way it is at the moment, however, then we're definitely going to have to talk - there's no avoiding that."
Ter Stegen had the same role for the Blaugrana last season, when he did not even make a single appearance in La Liga.
He concedes playing second fiddle to Bravo is not always easy, even if he feels the faith of coach Luis Enrique.
The fact he played in the Champions League final and continues to appear in that competition is enough to prove that, although he would rather play more than just a handful of games each month.
"It's difficult because you don't get the rhythm that you would like," he said. "Of course I want to be playing more.
"If the situation stays the way it is, then of course we've got to talk about it at some stage.
"In the long run, it's very tough for a goalkeeper of my age."
Source: Mirror
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