Barcelona consider selling Ter Stegen to Bayern Munich
With Barcelona needing to reduce their wage bill, could Marc-Andre ter Stegen succeed Manuel Neuer at Bayern Munich?
Barcelona are considering selling Ter Stegen to Bayern Munich to help their financial position, according to Todo Fichajes.
The report says the European champions consider Ter Stegen a perfect replacement for Neuer, 34, and could make an €80 million move at season's end.
Ter Stegen, who is contracted until 2025, and Neuer have been widely considered two of the world's best goalkeepers in recent seasons.
In last season's Champions League, Neuer had a save percentage of 77.1 – which was ranked behind only Andre Onana (80) and Alex Meret (79) of goalkeepers who played at least five games. Ter Stegen (67.5) ranked 16th.
Neuer made 28 saves and Ter Stegen 27, which ranked fifth and sixth respectively.
Other stories from the rumour mill
- Staying at Bayern and David Alaba looks set for an exit when his contract expires at the end of the season. CalcioMercato reports Juventus and Inter are monitoring the defender, who has reportedly been offered to Real Madrid.
- As expected, Barcelona appear ready to make another move for Manchester City defender Eric Garcia. Sport claims the LaLiga giants are prepared to offer €8m (£7.2m) for Garcia in January.
- Radja Nainggolan could leave Inter in January. The Serie A giants are prepared to sell the midfielder to Cagliari, where he was on loan last season, for around €10m, according to CalcioMercato.
- Fiorentina suffered another Serie A loss, beaten 2-0 by Roma on Sunday, and head coach Giuseppe Iachini remains under pressure. CalcioMercato says former Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri is the number one candidate for the job at Fiorentina, who are 11th in the table.