Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen on verge of Ajax switch
MADRID, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Marc-Andre ter Stegen has left FC Barcelona's training camp at St George's Park in England to sign for Dutch side Ajax.
The 34-year-old, who didn't train with the rest of the Barcelona squad on Thursday afternoon, will join Ajax on loan, with Barcelona still paying a high percentage of his wages, according to reports in the Spanish sporting press.
He moves after two seasons in which he played just eight games, after suffering an Achilles tendon injury, undergoing a back operation and badly tearing a hamstring.
Two of those games were on loan to Girona in January, before the hamstring injury ended his campaign and hopes of a place in the German squad for this summer's World Cup finals.
Ter Stegen's move to Ajax will reunite him with Michel Sanchez, who was Girona coach last season. ■
