At the beginning of this season the problem of center backs appeared at Athletic. Without Yeray or Nolaskoain, Valverde opted to include Unai Egiluz in some calls. The 21-year-old defender of the red and white subsidiary, who has already spent part of the preseason in the dynamics of the first-team, did not make his debut as a lion in an official match against the competition, although he got a place on the bench against Osasuna, Betis and Mallorca.
This week with the League out due to the FIFA break and a match for the puppies against Real Zaragoza Deportivo Aragón in Lezama, Valverde chose not to recruit, at least for the moment, Egiluz or any other Bilbao Athletic footballer . There is an additional incident that the Durango defender spent the entire match last Sunday against Alavés B played in Ibaia on the bench. Carlos Gurpegi, coach of the subsidiary, this time chose Duñabeitia and De Luis to serve in the defense axis. Aymane returned to play on the left side.
Good impression
It’s not lost on anyone that Bilbao Athletic started its time in the Second RFEF on a high note. Beyond the leadership, we are now starting to talk about some of the members of the squad led by the former Athletic captain. As far as the center of the defense is concerned, Jon de Luis is one of them.
This Navarrese left-footed centre-back, born in Berbinzana in 2003, signed as a rojiblanco this summer for three seasons (until 2026) after training at the Osasuna youth academy.
Source: La Verdad
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