Though Julen Lopetegui has a contract with Sevilla until 2025, it was not clear that the Gipuzkoan coach would continue to lead the Andalusian team after the disagreements that had arisen in the last stretch of the season, with the nerves caused by the delay in qualifying for the Champions League and the criticism from the fans for team play had brought to the fore.
However, a meeting between the coach and Sevilla, in which Monchi took the lead on behalf of the club, has made it clear that Lopetegui will continue to lead the team for the fourth consecutive season. According to ‘Radio Marca’, there were moments of maximum tension in the meeting, since both parties said things to each other that they had saved and that they had not liked, and in it the coach also stated that he has offers on the table of a certain level, between the ones to be have slipped the names of PSG (for which he was one of the candidates) and Athletic after the departure of Marcelino.
Finally, Lopetegui and Sevilla shook hands and are already planning a new season that seems tough due to the renewal that the squad will undergo, a process that has already begun with the sale of Diego Carlos to Aston Villa and will continue with the departure of Koundé and some more.
With the Basque coach, the Andalusian team has achieved a historic event, entering the Champions League for three consecutive seasons as fourth-placed in the Santander League, apart from achieving a European title, the 2020 Europa League reached in Cologne, winning the final against Inter .
The last campaign has been marked by the worrying proliferation of muscular injuries, which have prevented the squad from offering their real level and caused them to fall in the second round after being for many days the only alternative to Real Madrid in the fight for the title. . This has been present in the meeting between Lopetegui and the club, since the coach has demanded a review and restructuring of the medical services.
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