The term ‘monetization’ has been in vogue at Athletic since Jon Uriarte arrived in Ibaigane’s seat. Some of the measures adopted in Lezama to save costs are very surprising. All for the dough.
When referring to the departure of the first team at the end of last season, Mikel González spoke of seven (he ate three more) and put Ander Iru in the same bag as the rest of his teammates. However, the situation of the rojiblanco’s third goalkeeper is not the same as the others in terms of contractual terms. Igorre’s goalkeeper, who after leaving Lezama signed for SD Logroñés, is one of the first team for all intents and purposes, but he has a record from the subsidiary.
This situation, due to his age, means that Valverde cannot call him up for Cup matches. Athletic faced their crosses with Agirrezabala as a starter and Unai Simón as a reserve, but at El Sadar, in the first leg of the semi against Osasuna, the second caused a low; so Ispizua sat on the bench, a substitute then and now outside the rojiblanco club. Iru’s token needs to be ‘monetized’.
Source: La Verdad
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