After a few days filled with extreme tension, FC Barcelona and Marc-Andre ter Stegen finally resolved their tiff on Friday night.Ter Stegen, having initially refused to grant the authorisation for

Having been struck down with a back injury, Ter Stegen’s public insistance that he would be sidelined for three months sparked significant tension at Barcelona, where club officials expected a four-month absence which would let them waive his wages against La Liga’s salary cap for the first half of the season.

Barcelona says Marc-Andre ter Stegen will return as first-team captain after announcing that the goalkeeper had authorized the club to send his medical report to the Spanish league.