Marc-André ter Stegen said “the worst happened” when reflecting on the hamstring injury that has taken away his “greatest joy” and risked his chance of going to the 2026 World Cup with Germany.
Just two games into his Girona loan, having been displaced at Barcelona and then spending the first half of the season recovering from back surgery, Ter Stegen suffered a hamstring problem that will require him to go under the knife again. There is no certain timeframe, but estimates are up to four months out, leaving him almost certain not to be picked by Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann.
