Madrid, May 24 -- Athletic Bilbao has extended the contract of midfielder Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta for two years until the end of June 2027.
The club has insured the future of a player who has been vital in its conquest of the 2024 Copa del Rey and its fourth-place finish in La Liga this season.
Thirty-one-year-old Ruiz de Galarreta began his career in the Athletic youth system and made his first team debut in 2011, before leaving the club and playing for Mirandes, Zaragoza, FC Barcelona, Las Palmas and Mallorca and returning in the summer of 2023.
He has made 74 appearances in the past two years, with 39 in the current season, as Athletic also reached the semifinals of the Europa League, offering balance and vision in central midfield...