Jauregizar pushes to be fit for Rayo | OneFootball

Mikel Jauregizar trained with the main group at Lezama on Wednesday, his right knee bandaged, as Athletic consider him for Rayo on Saturday.

According to AS, tests ruled out serious ligament or meniscus damage, and Ernesto Valverde said the academy graduate sustained a knee hyperextension.

Jauregizar has returned only days after being injured against Real Oviedo, a match in which he scored a fine strike from the edge of the box.

Valverde intends to assess him for Saturday, while keeping caution and prioritising the Copa semi-final return at Anoeta on Wednesday four March, with the tie at 0-1 after the first leg.

Winger Álex Berenguer is also pushing to make it against Iñigo Pérez’s side, now involved in rondos and on the ball after easing discomfort in a toe.

Nico Williams remains out with pubalgia, and the operated Sannadi, Prados and Egiluz are unavailable, although the centre-back is already training with the group for Saturday’s league game.

Source: AS