Open for holidays, by Iñaki Ugalde

Have to wait. Jon Uriarte, the new president of Athletic, has got down to work after his landslide victory at the polls last Friday. The sports aspect, with June 30 just around the corner, occupies practically all his time and that of his directors and collaborators in these first hours at the head of the Ibaigane entity.

IImportant and surely impossible to land at the club, Lezama and other common places without major shocks. One thing is the information that is obtained from outside the house and another very different one that is received once arrived at the position. All this also mixed with the need to have and deposit a shock of around seven million euros as a guarantee. Almost nothing.

CCount the hours, and even the minutes, the more than a hundred professionals and not so professionals of the rojiblanco club who this Thursday are left without a contract. There are also some relevant positions to be filled in the Uriarte sports organization chart. The general manager of football, for example.

TThere is also expectation around Valverde’s plans. There are plenty of players. 30 is too many.

ASomeone new or not so new could come to Athletic. The name of Unai López remains there. The man from San Sebastian closed his stage in Bilbao, but the club has its options in order to recover him.

CIt is therefore necessary to go step by step. Slowly but surely. Waiting time around an open Athletic, yes, for vacations.