Long-serving Athletic Club defender Yuri Berchiche signs one-year contract extension

[p]The 36-year-old former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Real Sociedad[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris St Germain[/a] ⁠left-back ‌joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ath-bilbao/IP5zl0cJ/"]Bilbao[/a] in ​2018, has turned out in ​278 matches for the club, and was ⁠a ​key part of the side when they won the ‌Copa del Rey in 2024 to end a four-decade trophy drought.[/p][embed guid="f557e8d2-98c8-4959-8a67-e0a637b661cc" url="https://x.com/AthleticClub/status/2067948007702827074" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berchiche-yuri/OCA7UnaC/"]Berchiche[/a] made 39 appearances for Bilbao last season across all competitions.[/p][p][b]"He ‌is a true icon ​amongst the fans ‌for his competitiveness and determination," [/b]Bilbao said in a statement.[/p]