LThe renewal of De Marcos -announced on Wednesday by the footballer himself- leaves Raúl García and Capa as the only footballers who end their contract next June…although the club should not take long to corroborate the continuity, also until 2023, of Raúl García. The contract of Navarro includes an extension clause for a campaign when a series of variables are satisfied. the club the I thought it was close last December, when he presented the budget for the approval of the compromisers. Four months later, Zizur’s man has not stopped playing: he is the second player with the most games in the League this season (28, only behind Iñaki Williams) and in 18 of them he has played more than 45 minutes.
The continuity of Raúl García, therefore, It seems to be more than won on the field and the agreement would only depend on the will of a footballer who arrived at Athletic in the summer of 2015 after having played for Atlético and who since then has participated in 289 official matches and has scored 79 goals as a lion. The rojiblanco will be 36 years old coinciding with the first days of preseason.
The Raúl García’s performance is beyond doubt. In his career at Athletic he has never dropped below 30 league games per season and his average performance is 33.6 league games. This campaign we must add 5 Cup matches and 2 Super Cup matches to the 28 league appearances He played all the Cup games as a starter while he faced the two Super Cup games from the bench.
THE FUTURE OF CAPA AND IÑIGO MARTÍNEZ
The club will have no more urgent matters to deal with in terms of contract renewals that end in June because there will be no possible offer for Capato which they withdrew the interest since months ago they did transfer the possibility of continuing for a campaign. The footballer did not accept because he wanted a longer contract.
The the only possibility that the Portuguese has to continue wearing the rojiblanca it is to wait for the outcome of the elections, although these in the last week of June would be a lot to risk on the part of the player because most of the templates would already be made and if he does not sign in Bilbao it would be difficult for him to find an accommodation to his liking.
Sports Management and Board of Directors, who are empowered to make decisions with soccer players who end their contracts later, they have not given the impression of making big moves to deal with the renewal of the international Iñigo Martínez, which ends in 2023 and could start the World Cup course without having the future tied up. “There is an entire season ahead and we have to assess whether it is for the two important parties to open a work table in the middle of the season,” said President Elizegi last February.
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