Cesar Azpilicueta is one of the most recognized footballers of the moment. The Navarrese captain, who is among the 30 best players in the world according to the Ballon d’Or ranking, enjoys a sweet moment with 32 years old. Fixed in Chelsea, again in the plans of the selection and with open fronts to continue his career. Barcelona has him in the spotlight for next season because he has not renewed for Chelsea and would arrive at zero cost. The Athletic considered an approach that seems impossible for several reasons. Among them, because the rojiblanco club twice denied the hiring of Azpilicueta, who before joining Chelsea was in a position to join Lezama.
The Navarrese SUV, can play in any of the defense positionsHe was trained as a footballer in Tajonar and by the time he was 20 years old he had already played 100 games with Osasuna, the club where he made his debut under Ziganda. In that Raúl García accompanied him towards professionalism, that they are both from Zizur and for a long time shared a car on the way to training.
Among 2009 and 2012 Azpilicueta, which Osasuna was going to put on the market, was put on more than one occasion in the Athletic showcase. The Navarrese, who before the debut in First was already international in lower categories, I could have followed the path of Larrainzar or Lacruz, defenses that jumped to Athletic shortly after starting the race in Pamplona. The first time, still without making his debut in the First Division, Athletic did not even value the transfer when they understood that in Lezama, both in the first team and in the subsidiary, there was a relief enough for the center and right back positions.
Osasuna sold Azpilicueta to Olympique de Marseille in the summer of 2010 for 6 million more variable euros, an amount that Athletic discarded completely. Two years later the footballer signed for Chelsea, which paid OM 10 million euros. Athletic was once again in a better disposition to have taken the signing, but they did not want it. Azpilicueta was seriously injured in November 2010 and the recovery took a high emotional toll, shortly after leaving his usual environment and still at a very young age. The Ibaigane club knew the circumstances and He could have signed the full-back earlier and for less money than what Chelsea paid. He did not want to attend to the same reasons that he adduced years ago: there was enough relief.
