Edin Terzic linked with Athletic Bilbao as Emre Can extension nears

Spanish newspaper AS names 43-year-old Edin Terzic among the favourites to replace Ernesto Valverde at Athletic Bilbao. Valverde, who managed FC Barcelona between 2017 and 2020, announced on Friday he would not extend his contract with the Basque side and said he had been considering the decision for some time and discussed it with the club, adding there were still ten games to go.

Terzic has been without a coaching job since leaving Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2024. He managed the Black and Yellows twice, between 2020–21 and again from 2022–24, winning the DFB-Pokal in 2021 and guiding Borussia to the Champions League final in 2023/24, where they narrowly lost to Real Madrid.

He is said to have turned down several offers from European clubs, including one from AS Monaco, as he targets the Premier League. Terzic also has experience in England, having been assistant to Slaven Bilic at West Ham United from 2015 to 2017.

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