Athletic closes the year in Lezama

Athletic finished the year on a high in training yesterday in Lezama. Valverde has almost the entire team at his disposal. Iñaki Williams, whose presence or absence ahead of the next clash in Seville remains unclear, is one of the group.

Group that includes the absences of Dani García, who is recovering from a muscle injury, and De Marcos, who has worked separately under the supervision of Xabi Clemente after a sprained ankle kept him out of the last two games in San Mamés against Atlético de Madrid and UD Las Palmas. The red-and-white coach made up for his absence on the right side by switching Lekue to the wing and bringing Yuri to the left.

Those who participated in the last training session of the year for Athletic were Ruiz de Galarreta and Guruzeta. The Eibar midfielder, who recently became a father, has also missed the last two league games due to a muscle injury from which, it seems, he has fully recovered. Guruzeta, for his part, rejoined the group kitted out from head to toe after being sidelined for health reasons in the final preparation sessions.

Valverde continues to promote both Jauregizar in the first team, who has already made his debut as a lion, and Hugo Rincón, a right-back who has been included in several call-ups, but has yet to make his debut for Athletic . Both puppies worked under the command of the Gasteiztarran coach while their Bilbao Athletic teammates worked under the command of Carlos Gurpegi on the field below. We will have to see what happens with the two in the coming days, although their continuation with the lions cannot be ruled out as the calendar is crowded in the month of January.

Waiting for Ghana

Athletic is enjoying a rest day today. The Bilbao club, which these days is negotiating with Ghana for Iñaki Williams to play in Seville, has still not communicated the final situation of his forward. That country’s federation, it seems, is in no business delaying its international integration.