Athletic Bilbao Women's Team has announced that Javi Lerga will not continue as coach after a 'disappointing' season. The club is looking for a new coach to lead the team. Lerga arrived at Lezama after being crowned champion of Europe Sub-19 with the Spanish national team, a credential that reinforced his formative profile and knowledge of young talent. During his tenure as coach of the Athletic Femenino, he has directed 33 games between the three competitions and has given continuity to the process of incorporating players from the youth academy. Under his leadership, several young players have made their debut with the first team, including Eider Arana, Elene Gurtubay, Nerea Benito, Oihana Agirregomezkorta, Ane Bordagaray, and Irati Alfaro. The club has publicly thanked Javi Lerga for his professionalism, daily effort, and commitment during this campaign, as well as his work in favor of the rojiblanca entity. However, the non-continuation of the coach occurs in a context of deep reflection within the Athletic about the direction of the first women's team. The president of the Athletic Club, Jon Uriarte, has been particularly blunt in recent days in evaluating the situation of the women's team. The maximum rojiblanco leader has qualified the season as 'disappointing', understanding that the team had a greater potential than what was finally shown on the pitch. Uriarte has recognized a sense of stagnation and even a slight regression compared to previous campaigns. In his opinion, the team has not been able to maintain the positive evolution that was being shown, despite having a very young group and room for growth. The objective, according to the club, must be to recover the competitive path that allows Athletic to return to the top positions. Beyond the sporting performance, the debate is focused on the retention of talent formed in Lezama. The departures of Nerea Nevado and Maite Zubieta, who have not accepted the Athletic's renewal offer, have been a significant blow to the entity. Uriarte has admitted that these departures are difficult to digest because the club invests a lot of money and resources in capturing, forming, and developing players. The president has even defined this situation as a personal and club failure when that talent does not end up consolidating in the first team. Although he has remembered that Athletic has successfully renewed important players in recent years, he has also warned that the club must analyze whether the model is sustainable if it cannot retain all the players it generates. The departure of Javi Lerga opens a new cycle in the coaching position of the Athletic Femenino. The club must choose a profile capable of giving continuity to the work carried out.