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THE MIDICENTER REVIEWED THE CULÉ POTENTIAL

Iñigo Ruiz, 'worried' about Gavi and Gündogan before Barça-Athletic

Published:21/10/2023 - 18:41h

Updated:21/10/2023 - 18:51h

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta is one of the names that the FC Barcelona-Athletic de Bilbao will have on Sunday. The San Sebastian midfielder had a brief stint in the culé reserve team and pointed out Gavi and Gündogan as the main threats for the Basques

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The Athletic of Bilbao visits this Sunday to the FC Barcelona in Montjuïc, a party in which, again, is very likely that Iñigo Ruiz of Galarreta was in the eleven of Ernesto Valverde. The mediocentro suffered a break of the sóleo that kept him went in the last three days of LaLiga, but has returned to the announcement of the 'lions' and, if it is to the 100 %, is very likely that was headline.

In the previous of the Basque visit to Montjuïc, the donostiarra reviewed in a talk with the newspaper 'ACE' his go through the filial culé in the season 2017-18, in addition to analysing the main threats blaugranas for the party of the Sunday. "The Barça has some drops, but a powerful staff. In the midfield, touches Gavi and Gündogan, that are of a very high level", ensured the mediocentro of 30 years, canterano of the Athletic, but with go through several Spanish clubs.

Ruiz of Galarreta, satisfied by his experience in the Barça

Iñigo arrived to the Barça Atlètic in the summer of 2017 pertinent of the Numancia by 700.000 euros. The Basque aspired to win a place in the first team, but only saw action in 27 parties with the filial where added a so much and three assistances. Curiously, Ernesto Valverde was trainer of the Barça this year, in a season in which the 'txingurri' attained to win League and Glass. A year later, Ruiz of Galarreta left to the UD The Palms by €500.000.

"At the end it gave the circumstance that the Barça B goes up to Second and looked for people that was not very greater and that it could contribute this experience in Second. It knew the role that went to have and to what went. I did not have already the age (then 24 years) to go up and go down, knew that it was impossible the first team, is another level. Only I was summoned to a friendly that played in South Africa. It was a good experience and the train sometimes with the first team. It hallucinated with the level of his footballers", explained the mediocentro.