Five years from more to less

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Illarramendi he's been back home for five years. On August 26, 2015, he was presented, to the praise of crowds, as a new player txuri urdin after two seasons at Real Madrid in which he played 90 games but did not work. La Real paid 16.5 million to recover a footballer who had transferred in 2013 for 32.

Illarramendi, in one of his last trainings in June before undergoing surgery
Illarramendi, in one of his last trainings in June before undergoing surgery

Five years later, and after signing a career from more to less, the captain of the Real has reached a difficult point, burdened by several important injuries. Illarra He has been practically unemployed since February 2019 when he was injured in Valencia. Since then, he has only played five games, two complete. Until that fateful adductor rupture in Valencia, between 2015 and 2018, the mutrikuarra He had signed three notable seasons, being a key piece in the European classification of 2017 and uncovered as a scorer (seven goals), in 17/18. Now, in his 30s, he fights against himself and against destiny so that the best Illarra I can still go back.