Just days ago, the Catalans confirmed the signing of preferred candidate Garcia from city rivals Espanyol. The 24-year-old is set to become the new first-choice goalkeeper. As a consequence, Barcelona would like to offload the 33-year-old German, who is one of the club's top earners.
Sporting director Deco told La Vanguardia recently that Ter Stegen's time at the Blaugrana was coming to an end.
"I don't need to talk to him. My duty is to build the best possible team for the manager," said Deco.