Dani vivian it's back. The 21-year-old central defender has earned his return to the Athletic first team after having a great season on loan to Mirandés in the Second Division. On July 5 or 6, he will pass the pertinent medical examinations and on the 7th he will be with his colleagues at the Lezama facilities. At the moment, it counts for Marcelino. This was confirmed in the microphones of Sports Cope Bilbao. “They have told me that he is counting on me, that I can be a protagonist in the team. I will fight for it ”, said the defender from Gasteiz.
During the season he has kept in touch with Aitor
Elizegi, Rafa
Alkorta and Tiko
, which exercises personalized attention functions to homegrown players and those on loan. In recent days he has also chatted with the physical trainer of the first team, Ishmael
Fernandez. “He has told me about the preseason plans and the idea they have of me. I am very satisfied with how they have followed me ”, he added.
Captain of the Mirandés
They lived has been one of the fixed in the Mirandés. He has played 32 games, with 2 goals in his locker and 2,745 minutes played. “I am very happy because everything has gone smoothly, with a lot of work,” said the defender, who also made him captain as soon as he arrived: “It has been a pride to be the captain and more so because of how it happened because the teammates and the coaching staff. I have met an exceptional group ”.
Starting from the beginning helped him a lot in his integration. “I arrived on the first day of preseason. That helped me to integrate myself from the beginning and then through work and being constant from day to day, things are going well. That will have been ”, he explains.
The defender is clear that the Second Division is a difficult category. “It is a very difficult and long League. You cannot neglect yourself, each game is very difficult, you have to be very intense and competitive ”. Mirandés finished in tenth position, “but we have been ahead all season.”
Now it's time to disconnect and recharge batteries for the next course. “First you have to rest and then prepare well. I return to Athletic with great enthusiasm and confidence after this season ”. Vivian returns to Bilbao with the idea of staying in the first team and having minutes. He doesn't think he's going to stay on the bench from the beginning: “I'm not thinking about that, I have to prepare to start at full speed. The first idea is to play for Athletic ”.
The Athletic of Marcelino
The center-back has liked Athletic more in the last months of competition. “I liked it more in Marcelino's stage, they won the Super Cup against Real Madrid and Barça and competed very well in the Cup. The two lost finals were a stick, but many young people have been admitted and that must be valued”, added.
The footballer believes that despite ending the season somewhat irregularly, Athletic should not “fall into discouragement”. “They may have arrived melted, but you have to take the next season with great enthusiasm,” he concluded.