🚑 Injuries to Egiluz and Paredes leave Athletic down to the bare bones | OneFootball

The last preseason friendly for Athletic against Racing de Santander, with a defeat for the Basques in the Nando Yosu Trophy, has brought not only bad news on the sporting front.

Two new absences leave the defensive line full of questions for Ernesto Valverde.

🚑 Medical Report on Egiluz and Paredes

At the end of the match in Muriedas, Athletic reported that Aitor Paredes is suffering from "an overload in the rectus femoris of his left leg, which prevents him from training with the rest of his teammates."

On the other hand, it was also reported that Unai Egiluz was substituted in the 28th minute of the match due to a "sprain in his right knee."

🤔 Is the club considering making signings?

Ernesto Valverde was clear at the end of the match, stating, "For now, I’m not expecting anything," and that he will focus on working with the players he currently has in the squad.

While awaiting the possible signing of Aymeric Laporte, Athletic has four center-backs in the first team (Vivian, Paredes, Yeray, and Egiluz).

In the friendly, due to the absences, Bilbao Athletic’s center-back Jon de Luis played, and Valverde praised his work after the match. "He had to come on and he was there, involved. He’s a left-footed player who can give us solutions," he said.

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