The Navarrese winger who plays for Torino Álex Berenguer, on Rafa Alkorta's agenda, could reach Athletic in the summer for about 8 million if the operation were faced. Contract ends in 2022. Berenguer (4-7-95) is an appetizing type for Garitano and Alkorta. In the Italian Calcium he is corroborating the speed and versatility that he already pointed out in Osasuna. A piece, one of the few with hints of reality for combining price and quality, which can improve the current template. The Bilbao market, due to its unique and peculiar philosophy, is small and almost impossible to cajole Ander Herrera and Javi Martínez. The third leg is Berenguer. The problem, like the passing summer in which his name finally stayed in the drawer, is that the Torino, aware of the limited market in Ibaigane, is not going to come off the end for a symbolic amount. It would appraise it in about 8 million (its connection ends in June 2022) to compensate the 5'5 that it paid to Osasuna, plus the 1'5 that should compensate the coffers of the entity rojilla.
Athletic already tried to sign him, unsuccessfully, three summers ago before his departure from the Spanish League. But between the closing of Osasuna, which ended up referring to its 9 million clause that it had in Pamplona and the tug-of-war of Ibaigane, the operation faltered. To make matters worse, and with Berenguer heading to Italy where Naples and Torino pushed hard, relations with the rojillo club were fractured again With the signing of the right back Jesús Areso, after paying his 350,000 euros of armor. A history that was repeated with the last operation of the well-known cadets, Isma López, now in Tenerife, and Javier Eraso, part of the Leganés.
Berenguer is a regular starter in Torino, both winger and winger, scoring several beautifully scored goals. His current club ended up paying the red club 5.5 million, for the 9 that he requested from Athletic. He also signed that in the case of a future transfer to Bilbao, as Osasuna already suspected, he should pay him 1.5 million, regardless of his negotiations with the Bilbao club. It is not an antiAthletic clause because it does not prevent him from landing in Lezama, although it does require extra compensation that Torino stumbled upon in the midst of a fight between ill-advised neighbors. In addition, Berenguer, only 24 years old, does not charge a high tab (1.5 million) compared to the average of the Athletic squad, so that part does not represent any added obstacle to sneak into the squad. However, Athletic has considered until now that between Yuri Berchiche and Iñigo Córdoba they had covered their plot, plus the thrust in the sharp branch Jon Morcillo.