Maybe we should talk about Aihen

He doesn’t make headlines and rarely appears on the covers, except for the pine cones that form at the goals, where he is usually one of the most effusive. Because of the case of Aihen, like more than half of his colleagues, his professional interest, his work, coincides with his passion. He is as much a player as he is a fan. Perhaps the scouts now crowding the blue seats at Anoeta to watch the stars did not write his name; but he is the type of footballer that every coach generally wishes he had in his praetorian guard. Because it’s impossible for me to fail you or let you down. Because he will leave his soul at Old Trafford, where he immortalized the pipe Casemiro, or in Becerril, where he played crushed with the ghosts of his doubts and after several nights of crying because of the pressure. Maybe it’s time to talk Aihenbecause of Zubimendi, braise, hut and everything is a company. Perhaps we should talk about the one irreplaceable player, the one who will play with his leg on his shoulder if necessary because his competition lives in the infirmary and no one comes from behind. Maybe we need to refer to the only player who participated in all the games whose contract ends next year, in 2024. Maybe they need to consider that he decided to stay when they opened the door for him two days ago and thank goodness. This is not Roberto Carlos or Alphonso Daviesbut Aihen This is Real, the kind of players with talent and passion that distinguish this team from others, which, perhaps because of that commitment, no Europa League or Champions League is too big. “He’s on top,” Imanol said of him a month and a half ago. And he continued on that wave, with his eternal smile. Always follows.