Athletic face urgent need to trim overstocked squad before La Liga opener | OneFootball

Athletic have paused until Friday after nearly a month of work. With La Liga due to start on 22 against Sevilla, the club face an urgent need to cut numbers. According to as.com, Edin Terzic is working with 34 players, far beyond the 25-player registration limit.

Egiluz is injured and will be left out of the squad list for now. Johaneko, Monreal, Gift and Selton could hold B-team numbers.

The first exits have trickled through. Unai Gómez has joined Udinese, while Izeta has moved to Cádiz and Mikel Vesga to Almería, both in the Segunda. Vencedor has not trained under Terzic, is seeking a move, has one year left on his deal and does not appear on the club website.

Agirrezabala is also yet to find a destination, keen to step out of Simón’s shadow, and was an option for Deportivo before they chose Leo Román. The back-up goalkeeper will be Padilla, and Santos will either be loaned out or return to Bilbao Athletic.

Gorosabel is not in the plans, since the coach from Menden favours a long wing-back and Areso plus returning loanee Rincón fit better on the right. Osasuna want a right-back, have ruled out Lizancos of Burgos due to price, and Gorosabel is not top of their list.

The staff are also weighing up the futures of Serrano, Djaló and Sannadi as the trials continue. The window runs until 1 September, but the outgoing business at Ibaigane looks badly stuck.

Source: as.com

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