Barcelona sent scouts to watch Unai Nuñez play with Spain’s U21 team but have been turned off by the defender’s €30 million release clause.
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Alex Remiro’s time at Athletic is coming to an end. The 23-year-old has already made the decision not to renew his contract with Athletic and will be free to talk to other clubs in January due to his current deal expiring at the end of the season. Several teams have already been identified as potential suitors for the Lezama product,
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Unai Nuñez’s place in the Athletic Club squad is in question. After playing in 36 total matches last year, the 21-year-old has only featured once this season with new manager Eduardo Berizzo preferring the center-back pairing of Yeray and Iñigo Martinez. He’s even been left out of the team altogether on some occasions with Toto choosing to call up Peru
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Athletic bounced back from their disappointing loss against Villarreal with a fantastic performance at the Camp Nou. The Lions were able to play the Catalans to a 1-1 draw to earn a valuable point and are now building a nice rhythm at a difficult stretch of the season. After the game Oscar De Marcos and Markel Susaeta gave their thoughts
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Athletic Club shook off the disappointment of their 3-0 loss to Villarreal on Wednesday by putting in an impressive performance against Barcelona at the Camp Nou. The Lions scored early thanks to a goal by Oscar De Marcos and were able to hold on to a 1-1 draw which gave the team a valuable point on the road. After the
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Coming off of a disappointing loss to Villarreal, Athletic Club were eager to put on a good display against Barcelona on Saturday. The Camp Nou may be a formidable stadium, but the Lions were unafraid and looked to put their game plan into effect from the opening whistle. Despite having far less possession the Basques did enjoy the first few
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Athletic are coming off of their first loss of the season and desperately want to put it in the past. That may be difficult to do with the Lions traveling to take on Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Saturday. Eduardo Berizzo gave his pregame press conference following Friday’s training session and said that the fixture presents the team with
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Now that Athletic Club has been eliminated from the Europa League, all attention has turned to La Liga where the Lions could still qualify for European competition. Sadly, they did not get off to a good start as they fell 2-0 to Barcelona on Sunday in a tale of two halves. In the first half the Basques gave up plenty
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Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta is an enigma in Bilbao. The midfielder joined Lezama at just ten years old and every season was the most prolific player in his age group and position. It seemed almost a sure thing that he would eventually be playing regular minutes at the San Mamés, but two horrific knee injuries stunted his progression and saw
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Athletic finally broke their silence in the transfer market when they signed Eibar’s Ander Capa on the very last day that the window was open. After not having sealed a transfer in a little over two years, the Lions paid €3 million for the 25-year-old who will join the team at the end of the season. The purchase has most
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