A few days ago, Real Sociedad President Aperibe accepted an interview with Western media.
For Zubimendi's departure
"For Zubimendi, I would like to thank him for his professional attitude last year, which is a model, when we asked him to stay. It made me very sad that he left, but this is something we have accepted, because Zubimendi may think that the time for him to leave was up. I still had a glimmer of hope that he left until the last moment because I was very optimistic, but things went against my wishes. As he said, in Zubimendi, I believe his words and hope he will return in a few years."
Hope Zubimendi is the only important player to leave the team
"To be honest, I don't pay much attention to rumors or quotes. We are calm. We hope that no one will leave the players you think of. The transfer market will always come, and we won't be watching every day whether there will be quotes coming. We have a coach who is familiar with all the latest echelon players, and we have players in every position."
When talking about possible players leaving the team, Omar Sadiq and Carlos Fernandez were the two names asked.
"This is two players with bad luck at Real Sociedad. Sadiq scored six goals in the second half of the season on loan on Valencia. Carlos has returned to the team and Sadiq will return to the team next Monday. Let's see if it will strengthen the forward position, but we have no pressure to send one or two of them away."
negotiated with Igor Julio and Eki Fernandez.
"Both negotiations are true, but if you ask me if there will be a result in the near term, I say no. We will watch progress this week or the next few weeks, and there are negotiations with other undisclosed players going on. We are not with a closed mind that only stares at a certain position, what we want is to strengthen the team."
Looking forward to the future
"We look at the new season with great expectations, seeing the coaches and so many young people on the team, and the enthusiasm shown by the young people who are about to join. I think Real Sociedad's future has a bright future, and I am looking forward to it."
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