Barcelona ditch Marc-Andr? ter Stegen as captain over medical dispute

• Club?s financial plans hit by feud over injury status
  
• Ronald Ara?jo to step up from vice-captain

Barcelona stripped Marc-Andr? ter Stegen of the captaincy on Thursday as a feud escalated between the Germany goalkeeper and the club over his injury status amid attempts to register signings.
The defending La Liga champions signed the 24-year-old goalkeeper Joan Garc?a from cross-city rivals Espanyol last month, with the club probably expecting to sell Ter Stegen, 33, to make space in their wage bill for Garc?a and the Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford.
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