The future of Marcelino García Toral is in the air. The current coach of Athletic has a contract until the end of the season and its renewal is still pending and depends on an important factor, the new president of the San Mamés club.
The Basque team will face elections and there will be a new president after the call of these and the resignation of Aitor Elizegi to a possible re-election. The new president will have to decide on the bench almost when he is just arrived, one that the Spaniard still occupies. This, yes, could have other plans.
As reported by Antón Meana on Cadena SER, Marcelino García Toral could not renew with Athletic and look for a new destination to increase a curriculum started in 97 in Lealtad and in which Sporting, Recre, Racing, Zaragoza, Seville, Villarreal and Valencia appear in addition to the Basque team. “I think he will not renew with Athletic, whether or not a new president arrives,” Meana assured.
This, in addition, pointed to two possible new destinations. “He will take advantage of this wave of success to be a candidate for the Atleti bench or to take over from Luis Enrique,” he added. The future of Luis Enrique is pending resolution after the World Cup in Qatar that will be played at the end of this year. Meanwhile, Simeone’s is going through its most uncertain stage since his arrival at Atlético de Madrid.
Elizegi: “There is no one who does not think that Marcelino is the ideal one”
In the same Carrusel Deportivo on Cadena SER and after Athletic’s 4-0 victory in the derby against Real Sociedad, Aitor Elizegi, president of the rojiblancos, went through the yellow microphones to speak, precisely, about the future of his coach.
????⚪️ Aitor Elizegi, president of the @AthleticClubon the renewal of Marcelino
????️‼️ “Now there is no one in this team who does not think that the right person to guide us is Marcelino García Toral” pic.twitter.com/IsH6mnYegN
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“Now there is no one in this club who does not think that the right person to guide us and continue to grow is Marcelino García Toral. I do not know anyone who does not think he is the right one. Obviously, we need him to feel that capacity and that he can continue to grow with us. I think so. This meeting between the squad and the coach should continue for the good of Athletic and also of Marcelino”, he assured.