The love story between the Athletic Bilbao and Ernesto Valverde will continue at least a year more. Arrived on the Basque sidelines in the summer of 2022, the former FC Barcelona technician managed to redo the club a leading Spanish football player. 4th in Liga, with three units from Atletico de Madrid, residents San Mamés will play the Cup at Big Ears next season, and went very close to playing the final of the Europa League in front of their audience this season, bowing against Manchester United in the semi-finals. Faced with these extremely positive results, the management of Athletic decided to renew the lease of its coach until 2026.
It is through a press release that the Rojiblancos announced the news: ” The legend of Ernesto Valverde at Athletic Club is growing. The Gasteiz coach decided to accept the challenge of directing the main male team a tenth year during the season of return to the Champions League, after an unforgettable campaign with a fourth place which will also give access to the Super Cup and a sensational course in the Europa League, reaching the semi-finals. The agreement for a year, until June 30, 2026, was signed today in San Mamés with the president, Jon Uriarte, and in the presence of the Director General of Football, Mikel González. »A beautiful marriage.
