Barcelona & Borussia Monchengladbach Reach Agreement For Goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Spanish club, Barcelona and Borussia Monchengladbach have reached an agreement for the transfer of Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The transfer fee is in the region of €9-12 million and two friendly games in addition.

Barcelona had been in search of a new goalkeeper as a result of the expected departure of Victor Valdes at the end of the current campaign. Tsegen is a German international and he is expected to sign a contract which will keep him with the Catalans till the summer of 2019.

The Spanish champions will likely announce the capture of Ter Stegen when Victor Valdes announces his departure or at the end of the current season

Ter Stegen broke into the first team of Borussia Monchengladbach in the 2010-2011 season and has since featured over a 100 times after joining in from the BMG youth academy.