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You signed on for Eibar in Spain’s second tier in November. Was it time to go home to the Basque Country?
Like every summer, I returned to San Sebastian with my family, waiting for a proposal that would convince me. Unfortunately, nothing interested me so I was left without a team, which was a very strange feeling. I finished last season at Udinese with a lot of desire to continue and physically I felt good, so it hurt to be out of action for almost five months, without training or doing pre-season. The body suffers if you abandon daily work and that took its toll. In fact, I’ve found it hard to get