Athletic Club head to Germany

Athletic Club left for their training camp in Germany on Saturday afternoon. During the Lions’ stay in Germany, they will play four friendly matches.

Ernesto Valverde is taking the following squad:

Unai Simón, Julen Agirrezabala, Ander Iru, Alex Padilla, Oscar de Marcos, Ander Capa, Iñigo Lekue, Alex Petxarromán, Dani Vivian, Yeray Álvarez, Iñigo Martínez, Aitor Paredes, Mikel Balenziaga, Yuri Berchiche, Dani García, Peru Nolaskoain, Mikel Vesga, Oier Zarraga, Unai Vencedor, Oihan Sancet, Alex Berenguer, Nico Williams, Raúl García, Asier Villalibre, Iñaki Williams, Iker Muniain, Gorka Guruzeta, Jon Morcillo, Nico Serrano, Malcom Adu Ares and Luis Bilbao.

The travelling party, which includes club president Jon Uriarte, will fly from Bilbao to Düsseldorf at 17:30 CEST, staying at the Meliá Hotel once they reach the German city.

The following day, the team will play in the Cup of Traditions at Duisburg’s Schauinsland Reisen Arena. It’s a mini tournament in which Athletic will play 45-minute matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach (17:00) and the local side MSV Duisburg (18:00).

After the match, the team will head to the town of Harsewinkel, where they will set up camp and start preparing for matches against Bochum on Thursday 21 (18:00) and Mainz 05 on Saturday 23 (17:00).