Elizegi denies Alkorta: "It is not true that the players took the initiative" to sign Llorente

• LaLiga.The frustrated signing of Fernando Llorente opens a schism in Athletic

The question for

president

,

, was evident after the farce that led to the unsuccessful signing of

on the last day of the market, with two executives vetoing a contract accepted by the president himself and desired by the sports director,

, and by the coach,

.

And the question was asked:

- Why does the club initiate movements with Llorente if the board does not want to sign him?

- That is not true.

Based on this refusal, Elizegi made an amendment almost entirely to the version that Alkorta had offered just two days before.

To begin with, denying the most shocking statement that his sports director had made: "

."

It is worth remembering what was the story offered by Alkorta.

Several rojiblancos players knock on his door on Monday morning and, as a result of that conversation, the

begins

.

The sports director himself talks to him and finally the operation is paralyzed because

to sign the striker from La Rioja.

From the player's environment, they also indicate that there was an agreement in principle before the veto of two managers caused the signing to decline.

Elizegi's story is much more diffuse, without excessive details, but different.

It is Llorente who gets in contact with Athletic, several players offer their

and the club speaks ("we pick up the phone to anyone who calls Athletic") but does not negotiate with him.

Although he has also said that "I have not asked about the process, I am not interested."

What the president did not want to explain is why this

, which he assumes as his own,

occurs

to an operation to which the club's sports officials give their approval.

He simply stressed that the operation that generated consensus was that of

and that this was the one that was closed.

Later he recognized that there was also a consensus to sign

, without specifying why that signing did not take place.

"I don't know who activates the operation. Not me, neither did Gaizka,

," he also pointed out, suggesting that whoever spoke with Llorente to explore his possible signing did so without having the club's approval for it.

"There was no movement of the club towards this player. The club talks to this player, but does not initiate any conversation, no negotiation," he added, emphasizing that the decision not to sign him was taken "looking for the good of Athletic."

The appearance of the rojiblanco president has also served to know that the board of directors will present in the Assembly of November 15

as a result of the effects of the pandemic on its ordinary activity.

Losses that both Athletic and the other three sports clubs in the League (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Osasuna) are trying not to be attributed to the management of the board.

The CSD is willing to do so, he explained, but requires a modification of the Sports Law in Congress.

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