And on Friday, Goal confirmed that Barca had reached an agreement with Borussia Monchengladbach to sign the goalkeeper this summer for a fee in the region of €9-12 million plus two friendly games.
Since breaking into the Gladbach first team three years ago, Ter Stegen's stock has continued to rise and rise. He was first thrust into the first starting XI in the place of Logan Bailly as a teenager and helped Lucien Favre's side survive relegation against the odds. He was the star of the show, along with Marco Reus.
The following season saw Gladbach produce more brilliance. Stunningly consistent, they pipped Bayer Leverkusen to fourth place in the 2011-12 Bundesliga. Ter Stegen was again one of their key players - only Bayern Munich had a better defensive record in the division - and was duly rewarded with an international call-up shortly after his 20th birthday.
The following term was far more of a disappointment for the Foals, who dropped to eighth place in the table and conceded twice the number of goals they had the previous season, while failing to make it into the Champions League proper after slipping to a disheartening defeat to Dynamo Kiev in qualifying.
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