TOItor Elizegi and his Board of Directors they are delighted with Marcelino. So much so that they want to renew it. When she wants and how he wants. It doesn’t matter if it’s for one or two years because they consider him an ideal coach for the club’s project. The trainer Asturian, who has stated that he feels comfortable in Bilbao, has asked for time to deal with the matter. It is not that doubts assail him, it is that he understands that At this time, his objective cannot be other than the day-to-day with the footballers and colleagues from the coaching staff in the preparation of the matches. “If the days had 30 hours, it would be better for me. I still haven’t been able to answer messages that came to me after beating Real Madrid,” he stressed on Wednesday.
The current Board of Directors, which will hold elections in the spring and before that he will summon his delegates for an Extraordinary Assembly in which he will try to give the green light to the reform of the statutes, contemplates a future with Marcelino. What’s more, they see him with him or with none. Marcellin is the only coach they will make an offer to for the next season. The signing of another no matter how much the elections can be mounted almost at the beginning of the next preseason and the LaLiga benches are closedwill remain for the president and the Board of Directors that comes out of the imminent electoral process.
Marcellin has the confidence of Elizegi, but also of Ricardo Barkala, who until now is the only member who has shown interest in participating in the elections leading a plank However, the current president of the Port Authority of Bilbao would be happy to do so “with a consensus candidacy”. Barkala doesn’t talk much about the club, but he does make it clear – he did so in an interview on Radio Bilbao – that Marcelino fits the profile of his coach. “I have never spoken with him, but I even like his statements and his good sense. Marcelino has done very well, conveys that he is very happy with being integrated into Bilbao and the squad also conveys that they are very happy with their leader, their coach”, he explained.
Dani Garcia, on the way
Marcelino’s renewal attempt will not be the only one for which the Elizegi board will work. Dani García’s agents have already held more than one meeting with club representatives to move forward with the renewal of the midfielder from Zumarraga. There is offer and counter offer. The matter could be settled before the second leg of the semifinal in Mestalla with a contract that will not differ much from one season to another conditioned to a certain number of games or two, lowering the amount of salary that he would receive in the event of carrying out the continuity of 1 + 1.
Rafa Alkorta, in his capacity as sports director until June 30, must also address the future of De Marcos and Balenziaga, two of the squad captains. The club told them at the beginning of the campaign that their cases will be discussed with the advanced course and performance variables will be put on the table, which in recent weeks has been remarkable.
What’s more, tying Iñigo Martínez, whose contract ends in 2023, is a substantial operation. The Ondarrutarra, an international with stripes, stands out for being one of the best central defenders in LaLiga and his good rojiblanco numbers do not go unnoticed. He will be 31 in May and right now He is one of the three players with the best market of all those who make up the squad.
