Gallons for Turrientes

There are footballers who have their destiny marked and Beñat Turrientes Imaz (Beasain, 2002) is one of them. And not because the year in which Real began its best campaign of the century was born, but because since he joined the club at the age of 12, a decade ago, it was already known that this talented pivot from Beasain had many tickets for go far That long-awaited moment is now. Imanol Sheriff y Roberto Olabe They have made the decision to give stripes to the quarry midfielder in the first team from this next season, in which he will debut as a member of the First team, although he may keep the Sanse number.

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The technicians have decided that the beasaindarra, which is already more of a reality than a promise, the time has come. This last season in the Second Division with Sanse has only confirmed that Turrientes He is in a position to make the leap and be a member of the Primera team, with a certain role as well.

The midfielder has shone especially in the second part of the season, despite the relegation of the reserve team, since in the first months of competition he was hampered by being between the first and second teams. He did not finish entering the Real, although he had his minutes and his games, but they did not allow him to go down a step and lead the subsidiary.

His service record is meager, but at the same time enviable for the vast majority of footballers his age: 11 games for Real, with one goal, against Zamora in the Copa del Rey, and 36 games for Sanse, with two assists. He has played eight games in the First Division, 20 in Second B and 16 in Second B in his first campaign at Sanse.

A master with Alonso

His experiences with the first team and these two years with a teacher like Xabi Alonso They have finished polishing an innate talent like the youth squad. The coach from Tolosa was one of the idols of Beñat and these two years in charge -you have to subtract the months with the first team- have been a real master for this central midfielder, the position of his resigned coach. In fact, in the game Turrientes details very typical of Alonso are intuited, such as the position of the body for long shots.

Beasain’s man has the expression ‘You’ll never walk alone’ tattooed on his right forearm, which is closely linked to Liverpool, a team with which Xabi he was European champion in 2005.”Xabi He tells me that I have to be the boss in the middle, ask for balls all the time, always be offering myself, always look for the best option, look before receiving to know what I have to do to make the play well”, said the realist in An interview at Marca.

Barça follows him

The game and the ways Turrientes They have not only convinced the technicians of the Real. He is a regular for the Spanish Under-21 team, although he has missed the last few matches due to injury, and Jon Andoni Goikoetxeaa Barça scout, has been monitoring both him and Jon Karrikaburu.

Nevertheless, Turrientes He knows that his future is in Real, with which he will renew in the near future like other promising youngsters. His current contract expires in 2025 with a 50 million clause, but Real’s intention is to extend it, it is understood that for two more seasons, and raise both his file and his clause to adjust them to the status that will be released next season.

The complex purchase of Rafinha

Turrientes can play both as a ‘4’ and as a midfielder. He has done it in the two demarcations in the Real. Therefore, he has a place in a first team very well endowed with defensive pivots-Zubimendi, Illarra-, but lacking interiors and midfielders. In fact, in the Real they see complex, by face, the operation of purchase of Rafinha .

The 20-year-old midfielder is one of the nine ‘colts’ summoned on June 27 to develop the so-called ‘adaptation period’, but in his case, the decision has been made and he will remain in the first team at least along with Alex Alone and maybe Robert Navarro.