FC Barcelona News: 7 August 2025; Deco meets with Héctor Fort and Iñaki Peña agents, Marc-André ter Stegen to be stripped of captaincy

Lamine Yamal no. 10 voted best moment of July – FC Barcelona
Young star’s new shirt number wins poll ahead of Rashford and Bardghji signings and the first two wins in Asia.

Hansi Flick will strip Ter Stegen’s captaincy at Barça’s request – 3Cat
According to 3Cat, the coach will remove the captaincy from the goalkeeper. He will do so at the request of the club, which considers that he can no longer be part of the captains’ group.

Barça stripping Ter Stegen of his captaincy – Mundo Deportivo
The issue will be addressed this Thursday, coinciding with the return to training, and the idea is for the German to stop wearing the armband after a disciplinary case has been opened against him.

Laporta, outraged with Ter Stegen – Mundo Deportivo
Although the president was in favor of building bridges with the goalkeeper, the German’s attitude has led the Barça president to rule out any meeting with him.

The German Football Federation puts pressure on Barça with Ter Stegen – Mundo Deportivo
“It would be good if they took into account his merits over all these years,” said sporting director Andreas Retig.

Flick, paying close attention to one of his debutants – Mundo Deportivo
The German coach is keeping an eye on Dani Rodríguez, whom he gave his debut against Valladolid and who is recovering from a shoulder injury.

The unknowns of Barça’s shirt numbers – Mundo Deportivo
There are ten days left until the start of LaLiga and several numbers of the Barça squad still need to be defined, with special attention to the goalkeepers.

Deco meets with agents of Iñaki Peña and Héctor Fort to assess all options – Mundo Deportivo
Barça’s idea is for the goalkeeper to go out on loan after signing a renewal, while nothing is defined yet with the full-back.

Source: barcablaugranes.com