Ander Capa will continue at Athletic until the end of the season

The player of Athletic Ander Capa He will not leave the Bilbao team this winter market, despite the fact that this option had been speculated on a recurring basis in recent times. In this way, as far as you know Average EITB, Cover will fulfill as rojiblanco the remainder of his contract, which expires on next June 30.

The club and the representatives of the Portugalete defender were negotiating the possible extension of the player’s contract in previous months, but the talks did not materialize, as the two parties did not agree on its duration: Athletic’s offer was for one year, until June 30, 2023, while the former gunsmith intended to prolong his stay in Bilbao for at least two seasons plus.

That’s the way it is, Ibaigane chose to give himself some time to see how the footballer evolves and whether or not it was in the coach’s plans Marcelino Garcia Toral.

However, this circumstance has not occurred, to such an extent that the Portuguese defender has not played a single minute so far this season, despite the fact that it is common to see his name among those mentioned in the Asturian coach’s calls.

Iñigo Lekue, with a great performance at the beginning of the season, the veteran Oscar de Marcos and even the newcomer this season in the Bilbao ranks, Alex Petxarroman, have been the options chosen by Marcelino to fill the position of right-back to the detriment of the former holder in that position.

Given this, the representatives of Cover They have maintained a series of contacts with the club to assess the different loan offers that have come from their representative, so that his last year at Athletic does not mean a blank season. However, these latest talks have not come to fruition either, so finally Ander Capa He will remain under the rojiblanco discipline until his relationship with Ibaigane expires to go free to another destination in the summer.