Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is again Barcelona captain after the club closed the disciplinary proceedings against him. Barcelona said in a statement late on Friday that Ter Stegen has signed the necessary authorization for the club to send La Liga the medical report relating to his back surgery.

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.

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.