The Athletic wants to renew to a possible aim of the Barça

With the arrival of Ernesto Valverde Robert Fernández has to agree with the technician which are the steps to be followed in this intense market veraniego of signings, but the tardanza of the FC Barcelona can cost him some that another aim.

Although the Barcelona group had not done any movement by the footballer, Saúl Ñíguez has aroused the interest of the technicians of the Catalan club from does some years, and of the midfield player save good reports, the same that sucediera with his mate Koke. In spite of everything, any possible approach of the Barça has remained cancelled with the decision of the TAS, that recently confirmed the sanction of an Athletic of Madrid that will not be able to incorporate players until January of the 2018.

In front of this tessitura, the club rojiblanco has initiated a plan of renewal of the most important players of his staff, and if the first in signing was Koke, now poses the continuity of Antoine Griezmann that was very near of the Manchester United. After them it could face the one of Saúl, whose progression has gone in heave and still expects that it can grow more.

To the player, of 22 years, will lengthen him the agreement further of the 2021, with the corresponding increase salarial and of his clause of rescission, at present fixed in 80 million euros. This movement would close entirely the step to the exit of the Valencian, at least during this summer.

Athletic commitment

The refusal of the TAS to the resource of the Athletic of Madrid inspired the reaction of several members of the first team, that manifested in the social networks in favour of the club rojiblanco. One of them was the discussed Antoine Griezmann, that wrote "Now more than ever, Atleti. All together", but Saúl also wanted to express his opinion with a "Never will walk alone". Lucas Hernández and Moya fuero some of which also showed his support to the combined Madrilenian.