Athletic officially announced yesterday that San José and Beñat they finish their contract and they will not be renewed. Vox populi for a long time. The two players also said goodbye days ago through social networks. Garitano He is delighted with his decision to stay until the end of the League, beyond the limit of June 30, but he made the decision with the sports management not to sign another contract.
Derio's assumes the resolution he has made about the future of the two veteran midfielders. “Obviously, as a coach, I have been the one who has taken along with the sports management (Rafa Alkorta) the decision that Mikel and Beñat don't follow. It was me ”, he admits Garitano.
And regarding Javi martinez, who some media already place outside Bayern for the next campaign, the Athletic coach has cleared the question about whether he would be interested in signing him. “As to Javi martinez, We are thinking of Sevilla, not next year. There are ten days left to finish the season, we only have our heads in tomorrow, to prepare it. We have no other distraction right now, “he says.
Listen here to all the words of Garitano at a press conference: