had warned Ernesto Valverde in the preview of the match that he had in his plans to Nico Serrano. The Athletic de Bilbao coach maintained his commitment to the winger – wanted by the Sporting Gijón in this transfer market – and included him in the call to travel to Türkiye. He no longer just included him on the list. He gave him minutes in the second half when the score looked 3-1. Besiktas would score another goal…after a penalty committed by Nico Serrano himself. The winger, who played in the ‘9’ position during his minutes on the field, committed a maximum penalty in injury time that the VAR had to review.
His participation in the European duel was being followed closely from Gijón. From the decision that Ernesto Valverde could make or not, Athletic Bilbao’s plans with the youth squad could be deduced. After signing his renewal at the beginning of the week, the path seemed set for Nico Serrano He left San Mamés on loan.
However, the European minutes offered by Valverde They do not close the door to his continuity in Bilbao. Even more so when the Basque coach spoke in advance about his short squad. This afternoon Ruiz de Galarreta was injured, one man less. In addition, Nico Serrano offered a different version today with his center forward position.
With the passage of the European competition to Istanbul, a new scenario opens in the future of Nico Serrano. Yes ok He is a player with participation in the Europa Leaguein the league the situation changes drastically. Add 102 minutes in the First Division and, despite the fact that Athletic is one point away from signing its pass to the next round in the continental competition, its participation during the week could decrease as the rounds pass.
-The ball is in the court of Athletic Bilbao’s sports management. The player has already transferred through his representation agency the desire to look for more minutes in an important year within their training. After emerging in the second half of last year in A Malata, Nico Serrano seeks to have more continuity than he will enjoy in Bilbao in the second round. In Gijón they await the decision, also in Elche. Meanwhile and no, the extreme He added his first minutes of 2025.
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