Oyarzabal: “La Real is everything to me”

Mikel Oyarzabal He is an icon at Real Sociedad, in addition to the captain, undisputed starting forward (after his comeback) and currently top scorer. He has regained his level but it hasn’t been easy. “When you have difficulties of that kind you always think, you have days where you feel better and worse. You obviously ask yourself if you will get better, if you do it in the appropriate time frame, ” he said in an interview with LaLiga. However, that injury and long recovery brought about one of the great moments of recent years: his return, against Osasuna on December 31, 2022, at Anoeta. “Feeling like a footballer again in your stadium and with your people, I’ll tell you it’s one of the most special moments of my career,” said the ’10’.

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Oyarzabal is from Eibartarra but admits his passion for Real started at a very young age, thanks to a family member. “I am from Real because my family has always been a big fan of Real. My parents and, above all, my grandfather. I have a family from Biscay and obviously there are people from Athletic but since I was little I always wear Eibar shirts , because I’m from there, but also with Real shirts and balls. I can say it proudly,” he explained. His real idol is Xabi Alonso, as he said.

The realistic captain is very grateful and happy to experience what he is experiencing at the txuri urdin club. “It’s a dream to play at the club where you trained, that gave you the chance to debut and where you feel you belong. It’s a great honor to play so many games for that. many years here and hopefully we’ll achieve many more . I always say that for me, my family and my environment, La Real is everything. I feel at home. On a day-to-day basis, coming to Zubieta is like coming to a place of trust. I can say just thanks for everything they’ve done for me and what we’ve done together,” he said.