Mikel Vesga’s renewal was the last thing Athletic did last year. Now, with the arrival of 2024, there are nine players whose contracts will expire on June 30. The renewal of some of them is only a matter of time, but in other cases the situation seems less clear.
Iker Muniain is one of the lions who is free this summer. The red and white captain has disappeared from Valverde’s lineups, but he has always shown his desire to be a ‘one man club’ for Athletic. We will have to wait for events because it seems that the club intends for him to stay in Bilbao.
Gorka Guruzeta, for his part, is already negotiating his continuation. Continuity that, in any case, can be assured this month, because at the time he signed a two-year contract with a third condition to play some matches that he is about to reach. Athletic, in any case, wants to have his services beyond 2025.
De Marcos, Berenguer, Yuri, Ander Herrera and Dani García also appear on the list of lions whose contracts have expired this summer. Five are usually counted for Valverde, although their cases show some variation. The first of them will decide if they see themselves in a position to continue for another year and the second they are already in negotiations. Nothing came out about the others.
Nolaskoain and Morcillo complete this list of Athletic players who are now free to negotiate with any club. The first of them remains in the first team after several loans, but he is hardly a hope for Valverde. The second is currently on loan at Amorebieta.
Source: La Verdad
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