Uncertainty surrounds Athletic in the absence of just one day until June 30, the date that marked the end of the employment contracts of one hundred Bilbao club workers performing their duties at Lezama. Jon Uriarte, the new president of the Ibaigane entity, has already established relevant contacts with the ‘factory’ itself and with Ibaigane. Officially, in any case, no news came out.
The appointment of Mikel González as director of sports development and transfer seems to have been granted, although it has not yet been confirmed to the public. This man from Getxo is a member of the Alavés technical secretariat and was previously responsible for the base structure of the Babazorro club. He also previously worked at Eibar.
From there everyone was skeptical about Athletic’s structure. After choosing not to rely on the involvement of Mexican Carlos Aviña as general director of football for non-sports reasons, Uriarte had to find someone to hold that position. Leading position in your sports organization chart, because others depend on that professional.
The panorama surrounding the coach of the men’s and women’s first teams was resolved after the confirmation of bets on Iraia Iturregi and Ernesto Valverde, respectively. From there, Athletic’s new managers will also need to find a performance director (because during their campaign they said it had already been agreed) and the aforementioned director of development and transfer (who seems destined for to Mikel González). Lezama will be managed by Sergio Navarro, a professional with experience at both Levante and Villarreal, and the technical manager for women’s football will be Xabi Arrieta, a coach with close ties to Bizkerre to date.
day of the meeting
Athletic’s new managers took advantage of yesterday’s session to go to Lezama and meet, among others, with the visible leaders of the rojiblanco club’s youth academy. The new season is starting to take shape and from next week there will be a move to the rojiblanco club facilities.
It also remains to determine who will be the coaches of the various lower teams of the red and white entity, starting with Bilbao Athletic itself. From there we need to see what’s going on with the other teams. All Lezama staff still don’t have first-hand news, as some are still in the middle of vacation.
Ugarte and his directors also communicated what their intentions were at the general level to the Athletic employees working at Ibaigane. All indicate that in principle there will be a period of review and from there they will make corresponding decisions.
June 30, in any case, is near and the Athletic atmosphere is waiting with a bit of impatience to find out what, among other things, Lezama’s technical organization chart.
Source: La Verdad
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