Iraola's renewal with Rayo is imminent and the club hopes to make it official in the next few hours. A week ago the negotiation was already quite advanced, although some issues remained to be resolved, such as duration of the contract of the Basque technician. Finally, will continue one more season on the bench, which will also mean his debut as a coach in the First Division.
Quite a challenge for a coach who, despite his youth, has a meteoric career. In front of the AEK Larnaca they won the Cyprus Super Cup and qualified for the group stage of the Europa League. Then he took the reins of a recently promoted Mirandés which he left eleventh in the league and slipped into the semifinals of the Cup. He even brought Rayo to the fourth quarter this past season, just a few months before certifying his return to the elite in the playoffs..
Andoni Iraola, at 39, will become the youngest coach in Primera. Even more so than Arrasate (Osasuna), Javi Calleja (Alavés) and Robert Moreno (Granada), all of them 43 years old. At the opposite end would be Pellegrini (Betis), with 67. Rayista coach will get to work next week. And it is expected that the template pass the tests on Monday the 12th and return to training on Tuesday the 13th.