Aperribay: “I think Ødegaard is going to stay at Real”

Jokin Aperribay once again insisted on the existing belief in Real Sociedad about the continuity of Martin Ødegaard next year on loan from Real Madrid. In an interview on Radio Euskadi, he also played down the controversy over the clubs that have requested to play with the public in their stands.

-Public in the stands of the fields. “For me there is no controversy over whether or not there will be a public in the fields. It is not for the clubs to decide whether there will be fans or not, but it is clear that we play for the fans. I do not think that the competition would be adulterated if in some fields there is an audience and in others there is not. The calendar itself already corrupts it; for example, the Real of the first 4 matches plays 3 at home, and surely there will be no audience there. “

-A for the Champions. “We must be prepared to face the games, even if 72 hours have not passed. Next year we want to play the Champions League and that will take us to play Sunday and Wednesday and Saturday and Tuesday. Reaching the Champions League is very difficult, but it is what we have to do. Achieving a European place will already be difficult, so finishing 5th or 6th would not be a failure in any case, but we cannot hide the illusion or ambition. “

-Crisis in soccer. “It is not known what the depth of the crisis will be, but Real is a solvent club. We are working so that the Royal can pass this pandemic with its head held high. Football has been brewing for a long time and there have been worse times for this crisis to have caught us. “

-Ødegaard. “I think Odegaard is going to stay at Real. It is what I believe and the hope we have. When you stay at Real, if you stay, you have to be convinced, like when you came last year. Convinced that it is your best option for the next season. The decision is up to him. And I think he will stay. “

-Renewal of Merino. “Before the pandemic we had open talks for Mikel Merino's contract extension, and now we have to resume them. We are very happy with it. “

-To advance the Cup final with the public. “It is not easy to organize a final in a short time. I see that as impossible. We have no knowledge of any date. It's not easy to imagine that scenario now, that of a final with an audience before the season ends. “

-Future of Nahikari García. “Much less do I give up on Nahikari. I think last year he was further from the Real than this, and he stayed. We would love for you to stay. She is a player with a lot of ambition. I think it was a shame that we have been without competing or training for so long and, in the case of Nahikari, he has thought about different situations a lot. Let's see if we can resume and stay in Donostia. “