Doubts regarding Beñat Etxebarria already Mikel San José at Athletic they become certainties. There is still no official notification from Ibaigane, but both footballers know that they will not continue wearing red and white from the next season. This was announced by the club at a meeting on Thursday.
But there is more. Carlos Gurpegi threw through Twitter a few words in farewell to those who were his companions for so many years in the Athletic. “Both are great, I would say enormous, all the luck in the world for both,” said the now coach of Lezama on the social network in response to the journalist Beñat Zarrabeitia, who posted a snapshot of Beñat and Saint Joseph.
A couple of weeks ago, in an interview with Sports world, Gurpegi He pointed out that this situation is not easy for them due to the uncertainty generated. “As a player, I put myself in their shoes a bit and it is clear that I would like to know as soon as possible what the club wants to do, what the club has in mind for me when the season ends. This has touched, which is an extraordinary situation, but being at this point and not knowing the intentions of the club … The situation for them is not easy, “said the de Andosilla.
So much Beñat how Saint Joseph their contracts end on June 30, just like Aduriz, although the intention of Athletic is to have them until the current campaign ends and that is the end point of their respective stages in Bilbao. The of Ignore He has played a total of 242 commitments as a lion over eight seasons and that of Villava it goes up to 397 invites in eleven courses.