Kike Sola’s career at Athletic Club didn’t go as planned. He joined Lezama in 1998 when he was just 11 years old and stayed for five years before making the move to Osasuna. In 2013 he was signed by Athletic with hopes of becoming a regular at the San Mamés but he was unable to carve out a role in
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The writing has been on the wall for quite some time now for Athletic Club players Enric Saborit and Kike Sola. With both set to see their contracts expire this summer the club did not approach them with renewal offers and it became clear that their time at the San Mamés was drawing to an end. On Tuesday Athletic officially
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For four consecutive years Athletic Club enjoyed European competition and were one of the best teams in all of La Liga. The Lions played tough football, were organized, and the San Mamés was a fortress that even the best clubs struggled to overcome. This season all of that has changed. Kuko Ziganda took over as manager after Ernesto Valverde left
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Kike Sola’s story is one of what could have been. A solid performer at Osasuna, Sola joined Athletic Club back in 2013 with hopes of challenging for a starting role or, at worst, functioning as a rotation player who could see significant minutes. Five years and three loan moves later it is clear that the move didn’t work out at
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Going into the preseason it was already clear that this is going to be a vitally important season for Athletic Club in regards to the future. Several key players such as Kepa Arrizabalaga and Aritz Aduriz are in the last years of their contracts and the club will have to work hard in order to protect their talent. One of
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When Kike Sola joined Athletic Club back in 2013 there was a lot of hope about what he could bring to the team. The former Osasuna striker would initially fill the role of backup to Aritz Aduriz, but struggled to find his best form at the San Mamés. In 2016 he was loaned to Middlesbrough, followed by stints at Getafe
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Athletic Club played their first Basque Derby of the season on Sunday when they travel to Ipurua to take on Eibar. The Lions were able to take all three points thanks to a narrow 1-0 lead which just so happened to be their first win of the La Liga season. Following the game, manager Kuko Ziganda spoke with the media
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Going into the summer it was clear that Kuko Ziganda had a surplus at the striker position. With Aritz Aduriz, Iñaki Williams, and Sabin Merino all vying for minutes up front, players like Kike Sola and Asier Villalibre were not going to have enough chances. In a recent interview Ziganda admitted that one of the two would definitely be leaving
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Going into the preseason Asier Villalibre knew that it would be extremely difficult to secure a place in the Athletic first team. With Aritz Aduriz and Iñaki Williams sitting in front, as well as Sabin Merino who can deputize in the role, it became clear that the 19-year-old needed to leave on loan in order to play regular minutes. Manager
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When Athletic Club first began preseason training the squad consisted of 30 players. Since then Unai Lopez and Alex Remiro have been loaned to the Segunda, while Javi Eraso was allowed to leave for free to return to Leganes where he expects to compete for a starting role. Despite these three moves the first team squad is still overfilled and
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