"They decided that I should stay here"

The azpeitiarra admits that he had the possibility of leaving in January and the club did not let him and does not rule out a loan next summer

Guridi signs autographs at yesterday’s lunch in Orio

Luis M Unciti

Jon Guridi (Azpeitia, 1995) enjoyed a few minutes last Sunday in the match against Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán after a long period of ostracism. The academy player acknowledges on Radio Marca Donostia that he had an opportunity to go out on loan in January, but that in the end it didn’t happen: “They decided that I should stay here and I’m here, focused.” Alavés from Primera and several Segunda teams were interested in his loan and he was willing to leave due to the lack of opportunities in the squad.

And it is that being the substitute in the staff of someone like Mikel Merino It is the worst profession that can exist. Therefore, Guridi, with a contract at Real until 2024, does not see many doors open for the future either: “If you don’t have minutes, you consider leaving; it may happen in the summer,” he admits. “We will see”. At the moment, he is very focused on Real, in the last nine minutes of the League, and acknowledges that he himself Imanol He has told him that he is training “very well”.