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Illarramendi It was the novelty of the training that the Real did this Sunday in Zubieta. The mutrikuarra rejoined the group after exercising on his own on Saturday, so he continues with the process that will end up giving him the feeling of feeling like a footballer again.
The feeling is that Illarramendi caress the return, the light at the end of an ordeal that lasts 15 months. Since the overload that the captain of the Real occurred in November, a month ago he has been exercising in a gradual integration at the rhythm imposed by the group.
Illarra, in fact, it was included in the call that made Imanol for the double league commitment against Barcelona and Levante. For the purposes, he continued to leave because he was not on the reserve list, but he traveled to the concentration that the staff carried out in El Saler. The next advance is, necessarily, to enter a pure and simple party list. La Real visits San Mamés on Thursday, the stage where Illarramendi it broke a year and four months ago. A return in the derby would be like closing the circle, all a balm for Illarra.
La Real continues to prepare for Thursday's duel against Athletic with the absences of Moya, Alone, Sangalli, Zaldua and Januzaj. Sheriff He has directed a session with 22 players from the first team at full capacity.