OFFICIAL: Athletic Club extend head coach Ernesto Valverde's contract until 2024

OFFICIAL: Athletic Club has agreed to extend head coach Ernesto Valverde's contract until June 2024.

Ernesto Valverde will continue to make history at Athletic Club, where he is the coach with the most games managed (332).

In statements to the Club's official media, the red-and-white coach was delighted to be able to continue in charge of the bench: "It is a source of pride that the Club thinks that I am the ideal person to be in charge of Athletic for another year. I work very hard. I am comfortable with the team and I see that we have possibilities to improve. I will continue trying to make our fans happy".

Athletic Club have several contract doubts playing on their minds for the coming seasons, but they have got one of the biggest out the way.

As Los Leones look to secure their futures, they face tricky negotations to retain highly-rated Nico Wiliams and Oihan Sancet. Both of their deals expire in 2024.

On Friday they announced the extension of manager Ernesto Vaverde though, one of the best managers in Spain. The new deal will keep him there until 2024 too, with his previous contract lasting until this summer.

Valverde is the manager who has taken charge of the most games for Athletic Club in their history over the course of seven-and-a-half of seasons, currently sitting on 332 games.

The former Barcelona manager has seen an improvement in Athletic, despite a tough start to 2023. Currently Athletic sit in 7th place, but are just two points away from fifth-place Real Betis and six points away from Atletico Madrid in the Champions League spots. It is hard to see where Athletic would have found a better candidate for the position.