Official: Andoni Gorosabel joins Espanyol on loan with purchase option | OneFootball

Andoni Gorosabel has joined Espanyol. The 30-year-old right-back leaves Athletic Club after two seasons, arriving on loan with an option to buy.

According to as.com, the deal rounds off one of the club’s strongest recent windows and provides a squad considered competitive enough to target a calmer league campaign.

He arrives to raise competition within the group and to cover the departure of Rubén Sánchez to Elche. Espanyol had been seeking a profile to challenge Omar El Hilali on the right.

Before the deadline, Manolo González said the club and its players needed higher demands and levels, adding that footballers at Espanyol must recognise its stature and give their maximum every week. He also said the team’s growth depends on lifting the squad’s average level.

Gorosabel came through Real Sociedad’s academy, where he broke into senior football and won a Copa del Rey. He then moved to Alavés, impressed in Vitoria, and was signed by Athletic Club in 2024. After two years in Lezama, he now steps away from Basque football, at least for the moment, to join Espanyol.

Source: as.com

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