Football is like that. Some go out looking for something they thought they didn’t have at home, but when they spend some time in their new destination they realize that some of the things they had at home are no longer out there. You only have to refer to Luis de la Fuente’s new call-up to get an idea of this meditation on an Athletic key, but possibly extended to more clubs. Part of part.
Dani Vivian came to Biscayan football a few years ago from the Ariznabarra cadet team through a decision that was agreed on a personal and family level. The central defender from Gasteiz wanted to play for the Santutxu youth team and Mitxelo, the eternal president of the famous Bilbao club, assigned him to Juvenil C, a team coached by Ibai, his son and at the same time is a footballer for Athletic and Alavés, among others.
The brave defender of Alava, “a real sponge” in the words of his own coach, was immediately captured by Athletic and began to climb the ranks at Lezama until he ended up in the first team with a former loan at Mirandés . Last season, he was considered the third center back in Valverde’s team.
At Barça and Real Madrid
The signing of international Iñigo Martínez for Barça freed up a space in the axis of the red and white defense, although by then Vivian had already given ample evidence of his ability to play alongside Yeray, another regular, and even Paredes. The latter, by the way, will not take long to receive a call from the Spanish coach if he continues at the level shown so far this season.
While his teammate was making his De la Fuente debut, the now Barça defender watched as Cubarsí, a 17-year-old boy, passed in front of him. In Bilbao, when he played, he was international.
Just like Kepa. The Ondarroa goalkeeper saw his dream of signing, never playing regularly, for Real Madrid come true. While he was absorbing the bank; Unai Simón and Remiro, his replacements at Athletic, are growing professionally both inside and outside their respective clubs. Football stuff.
Source: La Verdad
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