Barcelona has opened a disciplinary proceeding against Marc-André ter Stegen, saying the goalkeeper refused to sign a medical report about his back injury.

The Catalan club intended to submit a medical report signed by Ter Stegen to LaLiga’s Medical Committee, officially declaring him as a long-term injury absentee. With this document, Barcelona aimed to free up to 80% of his salary from the wage cap, allowing them to register new signings amid ongoing financial fair play restrictions.

A frontrunner has emerged in the race to replace Marc-André ter Stegen as captain of La Liga giants Barcelona this summer.That’s according to El Desmarque, who point towards Frenkie de Jong as the