Ter Stegen has been the team captain of FC Barcelona since the departure of Sergi Roberto last year. He made a team captain speech in last year's Joan Gamper Trophy at the Montjuïc Stadium.

Barcelona says Marc-Andre ter Stegen will return as first-team captain after announcing that the goalkeeper had authorized the club to send his medical report to the Spanish league.

Having been struck down with a back injury, Ter Stegen’s public insistance that he would be sidelined for three months sparked significant tension at Barcelona, where club officials expected a four-month absence which would let them waive his wages against La Liga’s salary cap for the first half of the season.