Jon Morcillo will not continue at Athletic

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Jon Morcillo will stop being an Athletic player on June 30, date on which your contract expires. Ibaigane has decided not to execute the renewal clause reflected in the agreement and the footballer will leave the entity with 53 games in the first team, two goals, and the 2021 Super Cup title, in which he played minutes in both the semifinal against Real Madrid and the final against FC Barcelona.

Morcillo, from 25 years old, he arrived in Lezama in the 2016-17 season from the Cultural de Durango to join the CD Basconia. After two fruitful years with Basauri’s team, he was promoted to Bilbao Athletic and after a season of adaptation, he had a great campaign under Joseba Etxeberria, scoring 10 goals in 29 games.

Gaizka Garitano promoted him to the first team and after a brilliant preseason, he ended up earning a place in the squad. He participated in 36 matches between the League, Cup and Super Cup, already under the command of Marcelino García Toral, in the unforgettable event at La Cartuja. Morcillo scored two goals, against Valladolid and Osasuna.

The following year, he was loaned to Real Valladolid in the second part of the season. Already with Ernesto Valverde, he played ten games, also diminished in the end by a broken collarbone. In this last year, he has played on loan for Amorebieta, a team with which he is immersed in the fight for salvation.

Athletic has wished the Zornotzarra all the luck in his future professional career and has thanked him for his dedication and dedication to the club.