Barcelona star Marc-Andre ter Stegen hits out at 'unacceptable' and 'shameful' claims that his estranged wife 'cheated on him with a personal trainer' before marriage split

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has criticised 'shameful' and 'disrespectful' accusations made astir his estranged woman aft it was claimed she had an matter anterior to the breakdown of their marriage.

Ter Stegen and Daniela Jehle announced their separation aft astir 8 years of matrimony past month, confirming the divided successful an affectional station connected societal media.

Following the announcement, Spanish writer Juliana Canet claimed connected Catalunya Radio that Ter Stegen and Jehle person lived isolated for 2 months, with the goalkeeper opting to determination retired and unrecorded successful the five-star Grand Hyatt Hotel aft allegedly discovering that she had cheated connected him with a idiosyncratic trainer.

According to Canet, Ter Stegen had utilized renovations being carried retired connected their mansion past summertime to explicate wherefore helium had been surviving successful the hotel. 

After expressing his 'shock' and 'disappointment' towards the broadcaster for spreading 'fake news', Catalunya Radio person since apologised to Ter Stegen.

Asked whether the has accepted their apology successful an interrogation with German outlet Bild, the Barcelona prima said: 'This is the archetypal tiny measurement successful the close direction. The information that we received a batch of affirmative feedback connected our effect doesn't marque maine immoderate happier. In the end, it was wholly inappropriate. It's inactive irreparable.

'What was reported determination was wholly unacceptable. I find it tragic that specified allegations are simply made. 

'The idiosyncratic who was astir affected by this was, of course, Dani, and I felt incredibly atrocious for her due to the fact that she didn't merit it. 

'It's wholly disrespectful, and I find it brainsick that these radical had nary shame successful crossing specified a enactment — particularly since we person children.'

Opening up connected what his narration with Dani is similar today, Ter Stegen added: 'The clip we had unneurotic volition ever beryllium there. We person 2 fantastic children and are successful the process of uncovering the close way for the caller situation. 

'Dani and the kids proceed to unrecorded here. At the moment, we unrecorded 5 minutes distant from each other, which is evidently cleanable for me. I spot the children each day, and arsenic agelong arsenic that continues, I'm the happiest idiosyncratic alive.'

Ter Stegen and Jehle had confirmed their divided successful a societal media station successful March, stating that the determination came aft 'careful consideration'.

'After cautious consideration, Dani and I person decided to spell our abstracted ways,' the associated connection read.

'This determination was not an casual one, arsenic you tin imagine, but we some judge it is the champion measurement for us.

'Our associated absorption is connected doing what is champion for our children, ensuring they proceed to person a loving and unchangeable environment.

'We stay committed to moving unneurotic arsenic parents and treating each different with respect and appreciation arsenic we ever have.

'During this idiosyncratic time, we kindly inquire for your knowing and for respecting our privateness - particularly that of our children.'

Jehle had followed Ter Stegen to Barcelona erstwhile helium joined the nine successful in 2014 successful a £9.7 cardinal move.

The mates joined connected May 15 successful 2017 with a tiny ceremonial adjacent Barcelona, earlier having a religion wedding successful Tuscany.