Wednesday 3 June 2009

Lillo To Leave - Prieto Next?

At a press conference this afternoon it was confirmed by President Aperribay that Coach Lillo will leave the helm at the end of June and the man to replace him is Uruguyan Martin Lasarte. Aperribay thanked Lillo for the "great work" he had done for the team but ultimately his failure to get into the top 3 has cost him. Lasarte is a coach associated with putting his faith in youth and will take over the reigns on 1st July.

Big news in Spain at the moment (apart from the possible Kaka move to Real Madrid) is the talk that bitter rivals Athletic Bilbao may be set to put in a bid to sign Xabi Prieto. Its been reported Aperribay may struggle to keep the player who will of course be tempted by the prospect of swapping the Liga adelante for the Liga BBVA and of course european football. Only time will tell if they do come in with a bid but it will be bad news for Real Sociedad fans with striker Iñigo Diaz de Cerio already leaving to join them after his contract expires in the summer.

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