German goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen continues to insist on staying with Barcelona, rejecting any facilitation of his exit during the summer transfer window, according to the Spanish newspaper 'Sport'.

The German keeper has informed the club's management of his desire to remain and fight for his starting position, despite a decline in his role last season due to an ACL injury and the impressive performance of Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, who returned from retirement.

Barcelona's management has tasked coach Hans Flick with the job of directly informing Ter Stegen that he is not in the team's plans for the upcoming period, and a meeting between the two parties is expected to take place this week to resolve the situation.

This comes as Barcelona seeks to reduce their wage bill after signing Spaniard Juan Garcia from Espanyol and renewing Szczęsny's contract for two seasons, especially after the latter's outstanding performance that contributed to the team's domestic treble.