Athletic look to Levante with three doubts: who can return and who will have to wait

Athletic Club

The start of the week at the Athletic Club left a load-management session for the starters from the last match and separate work for the three injured players. The progress of each one will determine their availability for the next fixtures.

Canales and Guruzeta push their options; Vivian will have to wait

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Peio Canales
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Peio Canales is the one who seems to have the best chance of returning before. The midfielder had already been working on the pitch for several days last week, and Terzic had said that both he and Guruzeta could join the group between Monday and Tuesday.

The coach explained the situation before this week: «With Guruzeta and Canales, who are working in the gym and on the pitch, we expect them to train with us again on Monday or Tuesday. We will then assess whether they can be available for Wednesday's match against Levante».

Canales' involvement against Levante UD, for matchday 6, therefore remains dependent on that assessment. Guruzeta starts with a smaller margin, as his muscle injury happened just a few days ago and his possible recovery is closer to the weekend.

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The situation of Dani Vivian is different. The centre-back has been working on the pitch for several days, but he continues to do so alone, and he is not expected to take part in this week's matches. Terzic was clear when referring to his timetable: «Vivian is working very hard and I expect him to return in about 14 days».

That means Canales and Guruzeta will continue to be assessed ahead of the games against Levante and Deportivo Alavés, while Vivian keeps his recovery process on track with the international break as the reference point.