Gorrotxategi remains sidelined as internationals return for Levante visit | OneFootball

Jon Gorrotxategi is still training separately and is a doubt for La Real’s meeting with Levante at Anoeta on Saturday at 14.00. According to Diario Vasco, Pellegrino Matarazzo is gradually welcoming players back from international duty.

Aramburu completed part of the session after flying back from Uzbekistan, while Jon Martín worked in the gym and will rejoin on Thursday. The coach said in Villarreal that Gorrotxategi had adductor discomfort, and those issues persist more than 10 days on. The club has not issued a formal medical bulletin.

Whether the Eibar native features remains to be seen. Over the last one and a half months he has only played the Copa semi-final second leg against Athletic and 45 minutes in Villarreal. To cover the gap, Matarazzo has called up Ibai Aguirre, along with prospects Fraga, Folgado and Beitia.

Take Kubo has not missed a session since rejoining the group and could return on Saturday, likely from the bench after more than two months out. He suffered a significant tear against Barcelona on 18 January and left the pitch on a stretcher.

There are no known new issues from the so-called FIFA virus, aside from Ochieng’s injury, which leaves Ansotegi without an important player. Oyarzabal, Guedes, Sucic and Óskarsson were rested for the second matches with their national teams.

Source: Diario Vasco