La Football Club Barcelona iniciates disciplinary actions against the individual in question.
Barcelona and Ter Stegen's Dispute Over Medical Data: A Financial Struggle for the Club
Barcelona, currently financially struggling, has initiated a disciplinary procedure against goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen. The cause of the dispute is Ter Stegen's refusal to sign a consent form, allowing the club to share his medical data with LaLiga regarding his injury status.
This refusal hinders Barcelona's ability to apply LaLiga's emergency injury rule, which could free up at least 50% of Ter Stegen's salary for registration under the Spanish Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The potential implications for Barcelona are significant:
- The club may face difficulty in reducing Ter Stegen's salary cap impact through the injury provision of LaLiga rules, thus limiting their financial flexibility in squad registration.
- There could be potential legal and financial challenges arising from the dispute, including possible fines or sanctions if the disagreement escalates.
- The disciplinary action might impact internal club dynamics and player relations, although the disciplinary file was reportedly closed recently, with Ter Stegen regaining the first-team captaincy immediately.
For Ter Stegen, the implications involve the risk of disciplinary sanctions by the club, potentially including fines or temporary loss of leadership roles. He may also face a strained relationship with the club management due to the refusal to share medical data, which impacts compliance with league and financial regulations. However, it appears that the disciplinary file has been closed, suggesting a resolution was reached, allowing Ter Stegen to resume his captaincy.
Meanwhile, Barcelona has signed Joan García from Espanyol Barcelona as their new number one. Under Spanish financial fair play rules, Barcelona could potentially use 80% of Ter Stegen's salary to register García if Ter Stegen is out for 80% of the season, provided that the new player is García.
High-profile clubs such as Manchester City, Manchester United, FC Chelsea, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus Turin, Galatasaray Istanbul, and AS Monaco had shown interest in Ter Stegen before his recent injury. It remains to be seen how this situation will unfold and whether it may be reminiscent of the Olmo case, although specific details about that case are not provided in this context.
- Ter Stegen's refusal to share his medical data with Barcelona is problematic for the club, as it impedes their ability to take advantage of LaLiga's emergency injury rule and thereby reduce Ter Stegen's salary cap impact within the Spanish Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, thus affecting their financial flexibility for squad registration.
- If Barcelona signs a new goalkeeper, they can potentially use part of Ter Stegen's salary, under the Spanish Financial Fair Play rules, to register the new player, demonstrating the ongoing significance of Ter Stegen's medical status for the club's financial planning in sports, such as football.
