The full-back is looking for options to continue his career in a first-rate team that offers him continuity
Yuri’s injury has caused Mikel Balenziaga has prevailed in the left wing area within Athletic Bilbao in recent months. However, and considering that his contract ends on June 30, he has decided to start filtering offers such as that of the Alaves has come in the last few days.
Apparently his idea is still to stay in an optimal state of performance, and those of Vitoria want to have his services. Beyond that the main option remains for the lions, who in the voice of Marcelino Garcia Toral you must issue your response to this awkward situation.
Without signs of renewal Mikel Balenziaga lets himself be loved by an Alavés in debt for that area
At the moment there is not a single signal that stands for Athletic to issue a renewal offer regarding Mikel Balenziaga. In fact, the club has remained on the sidelines and that gives to assess his departure. Alavés, aware of this, has begun to question this position and believes that it has the comforts to offer.
I like his experience, his departure and his composure when it comes to offering security at the bottom. To all this we must say that he is a very diligent defender, and that in the facets of the aerial game he is usually decisive. The offer remains there, and waiting that once 2022 begins, a much more coherent analysis can be given to it.
Marcelino has the last word in this regard
Anyway, the feeling is that it is Athletic that has the last word and more specifically in this case, its coach. He is the one who knows in which positions the directive should emphasize, without neglecting those that represent the greatest danger of loss in a short period of time.
Of course, he gains strength due to the high dose of teams that follow in his footsteps, since he is a footballer who continues to stay in shape and seeks to close his career at the highest level. It will be from the first of January that this really unravels, and ends up giving a logical response to the wide tide of speculation.