Just in: Ter Stegen confirms he will rejoin Barcelona squad for Super Cup final

Taking to his social media, FC Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen has confirmed that he will be returning to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to join the team ahead of the Spanish Super Cup final.

Ter Stegen had travelled to the Middle East earlier this week with the rest of the squad. However, an injury scare during training on Monday forced him to travel back to Barcelona so that he could be examined by the doctor who had previously operated on him.

Meanwhile, Barça flew Diego Kochen to Saudi Arabia as a replacement.

However, tests on Ter Stegen revealed that the goalkeeper’s issue was nothing but a minor scare and that he was not injured.

Given that he has received the green light from the doctors, Ter Stegen has decided to rejoin the Barcelona camp in Saudi Arabia ahead of Sunday’s Super Cup final.

All good 🦾
Morning session in Barcelona.
Now heading back to Jeddah to join the team again pic.twitter.com/2MYBezty4t

— Marc ter Stegen (@mterstegen1) January 8, 2026

“All good. Morning session in Barcelona. Now heading back to Jeddah to join the team again,” he wrote, along with a clip of him training today.

Despite the 33-year-old set to return to Saudi Arabia, he will not play in the final as Barcelona have Joan Garcia as their undisputed No. 1 in goal.

In a similar situation last season with Wojciech Szczesny, leading up to the Inter Milan clash in the UEFA Champions League, Ter Stegen had opted not to travel with the squad, copping a lot of criticism as a result.

However, this time out, the captain has decided to join the squad even though he will not be taking the field. Should Barça go on to prevail in the final, Ter Stegen will be the one lifting the trophy.