Valverde commented in the final stages of last season that Athletic played with fire by having just three centre-backs in its first team. Vivian, Paredes and Yeray, who have been absent for a long time, played in the defense axis. Lekue, Prados and Yuri, among others, also made some sporadic appearances in the said district.
Oier Luengo’s name, in such a situation, is one of those ringing in the red and white orbit to sign a fourth center back for the first team. The defender from Amorebieta, 26 years old and with a past in Lezama as a Bilbao Athletic player, has just completed a good season at Oviedo, a team that is close to being promoted to the First Division.
Athletic, as they assured the MD from Asturias, was not interested in this player who has another year of contract with the Carbayón club and has a termination clause of 3 million.
Source: La Verdad
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