Sunday, November 23, 2008

Bilbao Plan Liverpool Loan Deal For San José - Report


The defensive woes of Athletic Bilbao are no secret at the moment and in a bid to shore up things at the back the Basque side are planning on asking Liverpool in January if they can loan former player Mikel San José.

Athletic Bilbao might have beaten Osasuna last weekend but they are still struggling this season and coach Joaquín Caparros seems keen to fix the defensive problems his side have encountered.

The Basque outfit have let in twenty goals so far this season and according to AS they will be asking Liverpool if they can loan back former player Mikel San José.

The young defender joined the English side two years ago and whilst he has shown promise, he has yet to merit a first-team call-up. Now, with the player reportedly interested in joining back up with Bilbao, a loan deal could be done as soon as January.

The Spanish side are believed to be targeting a contract which has an option to buy clause in but Liverpool may not be willing to let this happen. The player currently has a contract until 2010 with the Reds and has an option to extend when that expires.

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