The Western media "Daily Sports" reported that Ter Stegen is expected to return at the end of November and is considering leaving Barcelona in the winter window.

ter Stegen has entered the final stage of recovery after being absent for more than three months. Ter Stegen has been training on the pitch at Gamber Sports City and hopes to return to form by the end of November and meet the club's required playing standards.

Sky Sports Germany reported that Ter Stegen’s team is considering leaving Barcelona in the winter window in order to seek more game time. But given his current situation, Ter Stegen and his agency believe that if the club really wants him to leave the team, whether it is a loan in the winter window or a permanent transfer, the club must take initiative.

Ter Stegen's contract with the club expires in June 2028. His annual salary is approximately 17 million euros (before tax). With bonuses and other income included, the contract has a salary of nearly 56 million euros.

This contract was signed in August 2023. At that time, the club did not consider replacing it through the transfer market like it did with Juan Garcia. For sports executives, this is a deal too good to pass up.

There is a lot of speculation about Ter Stegen's need to return to the German national team and participate in the next World Cup in the Americas, but Ter Stegen is obviously quite calm about this. He believes that actively seeking a transfer may damage his image.

At present, most of the main goalkeeper positions of major European clubs have been occupied, and few teams are willing to bear his high salary. Even in the German national team, which is currently guarded by Hoffenheim's 35-year-old veteran goalkeeper Bauman, Ter Stegen does not have many playing opportunities and will find it difficult to regain his starting position before the World Cup.