20 Aug 2020 12:22:39
Hi Ed, not strictly Everton related although I have been banging on for years for Everton to sign him. Do you know of any interested teams in Mikel Oyarzabal? He’s a supreme talent and I’m surprised he hasn’t moved from Sociedad sooner. Seems to me like the natural path for him would be to move to either Atletico or Barca. You heard anything?

{Ed002's Note - Mikel Oyarzabal is Basque and they often don't leave the Basque country. Manchester City have considered him.}

1.) 20 Aug 2020
20 Aug 2020 19:15:53
Cheers Ed.

2.) 20 Aug 2020
20 Aug 2020 22:50:08
Arteta is Basque I believe. They’re very passionate about their heritage.

3.) 21 Aug 2020
21 Aug 2020 08:11:22
Very much so, in fact John Aldridge was the first non-Basque player to sign for them. It would be most unusual for someone from the Basque Country to sign for a Madrid team, much like a native Catalan.