Ter Stegen: It would be an honour to be a Barcelona captain Barcelona Would welcome leadership role

The exit of Andres Iniesta will see a change at Barcelona in terms of the captaincy, with there now space for a new vice-captain.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen knows it will be a squad decision, but he has put himself forward for a leadership role.

"It's something that the squad will decide, but it's an honour that my name is being talked about for the captaincy position," he told the press after arriving for the Blaugrana's pre-season tour.

"It would be an honour to be one of the captains, of course it would.

"But for me it's not the most important thing.

"We need more than four captains."

He also discussed the situation of backup goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen and stressed that it is the Dutchman's choice.

"His future depends on him," Ter Stegen said.

"I think it's a personal thing.

"I understand that he wants to play more, but I also want to be the No.1 here and to play everything.

"Everyone knows that, he knows that and the club knows that."

The World Cup was another talking point, with the player admitting he was disappointed not to have started for Germany.

"If you have a season like I had then you go to the World Cup with excitement and ambition to play," he said.

"However, there's a need to respect the coach's criteria.

"It was tough, that's true.

"But I was there to support the team and I did it 100 percent.

"It was a shame that we couldn't get to the last 16 and we'll try to have more success in four years.

"I was very keen to come back [to club football].

"I am keen to achieve something good for this team, as we are hungry for success.

"We'll try to fight for everything."

Barcelona have one more International Champions Cup game in the United States, against AC Milan.