German coach Edin Terzic plans Athletic Bilbao pre-season in Bilbao, aiming to integrate into the club and get familiar with Lezama. According to EL CORREO, the German coach considers that both for his work plan with the extensive squad he will find and for his integration into the club, it is best to work in the red and white facilities. Terzic values a plan similar to the one implemented by Ernesto Valverde in recent seasons, with daily work in the factory and occasional and short departures to face friendly matches and make the most of the time in the Bilbao team's training center. A plan that will allow the Athletic coach to get to know his new home as soon as possible, from the first days of July, when he will start his tenure at the helm of the red and white squad. The Menden coach prioritizes getting to know Lezama in depth and the people who work there daily. And to have both him and his collaborators integrate as soon as possible into the new environment. For Terzic, the pre-season will be a period of adaptation, so he considers it essential to develop his methodology with red and white facilities as a headquarters. The knowledge of what is closest has been a determining factor in the German coach's decision, both from a personal point of view and from a sports management point of view. He understands that with nearly 40 players under his command when the pre-season starts, it is more comfortable to work at home to shape his squad and establish the list of discarded players. It would not be practical to do a 'stage' in some point of Spain or abroad with such a large number of footballers. Staying in Lezama will allow him to distribute the groups in the preparatory sessions and make it clear from the first friendly matches with which players he counts and with which he does not. Also, those who are in doubt. Because that will be another of the legs on which Edin Terzic's pre-season will be based. It was previously reported that the coach wants a demanding pre-season with a good number of matches that will allow him to evaluate the performance of his players and make decisions as soon as possible. In the last two summers, Athletic played seven friendly matches, although in the last three seasons, the number of friendly matches was reduced to five.