The renewal of Zubeldia, closer

everything indicates that this will be the next to renew, but it is still strange that a column is wanted Igor Zubeldia You have not stamped your signature on a new contract 15 months after the end of the current contract. The Azkoitia footballer is calm and confident that he will see his desire to expand his relationship with the club of his life, where he arrived as a junior, and as learned by MD, negotiations are underway and the forecast is to close it and will be announced before this season ends around June 4.

After contract extension Le Normand, remiro, zubimendi, oyarzabal, Rich and Aritz, all roads lead to Azkoitia. Despite the fact that it is a process that is cooked on a very slow fire, at a low temperature, the defender is not in a hurry, he is focused on playing, he will not put pressure on, far from it. and he didn’t even feel that the club prioritized the renewal of other members. Perhaps now is the time.

As is logical, teams from the League and from foreign leagues called at the door of the central txuri urdin, asking about their situation, although no one, even until now, has made a formal offer. His great campaign is attracting attention and not only within the limits of Gipuzkoa and the Peninsula. Normal.

And this is, despite having a minor injury in October, he is the sixth realist with the most minutes this season (2,345). His sacrifice to not leave his team stranded was extreme: there were weeks where he played with his ankle completely swollen and painful, but he had to jump on the infiltrated field because there was no one else. And, without a doubt, this is his best campaign. He has reached the optimum point of maturity which leads him to make better decisions on the field. The footballer is pleased with the certain weight he has gained, his leading role, and the fact that he has been able to wear the captain’s armband from time to time.

In Spain’s prelist

The surprise, positive for him, was to find out that he was part of the pre-list for the Spanish team, the first of Louis of Sourcealong with other realists such as Merino, oyarzabal and zubimendifinally summoned, o remiro, Brace and Le Normand. Azkoitiarra was not called up for the matches against Norway and Scotland, but he was in the second front line.

Igor, who will be the father of a baby girl in May, turned 25 yesterday. He is a young veteran of the generation of oyarzabal, Aihen and Guevara who just celebrated his 200th match for Real. This season he became the footballer with the most games in the Europa League in the entire history of Real, 21, ex aequo with Oyarzabal and Merino.

At Real, they greatly appreciate his loyalty and commitment, to the club and its people. He continues to live in Azkoitia, with his lifelong lover, his gang, and he doesn’t mind a change of scenery. Currently, in addition, he is working on several solidarity projects in his hometown.

Igor, Merino, Silva, Illarra?

Igor aims to be next, although La Real also has two other strategically important operations for the future on track: contract extensions for Mikel Merino and David Silva. In Navarrese there is a good ‘feeling’ and a bright optimism to protect him in the short term. And in Gran Canaria you have to wait. If the season ends as it is now, it will continue.

More doubts are in order Asier Illarramendi, where Real and their coach want to extend their relationship, which expires in two months. The footballer asked for time at the time when he plays the most to see if he continues to enjoy the coach’s trust because, after three years without work, his absolute priority in the future is to play. And their participation has decreased somewhat, so more doubts have arisen.