Overview

• SD Eibar secured 36-year-old Jair Amador on a free transfer for one season with an option for a second, adding experience and a 190 cm presence to the back line.
• The signing creates a surplus of central defenders, leaving Álvaro Carrillo facing a potential move or position switch as Real Madrid retains 50% of his rights and Málaga has emerged as a suitor.
• Eibar’s summer recruitment strategy remains focused on zero-cost deals, marking Amador as the club’s seventh free transfer this window.
• SD Eibar Femenino bolstered its defense by signing Burkina Faso international Alimata Belem and ex-Real Sociedad centre-back Ane Etxezarreta.
• Under coach Goikoetxea, the women’s squad opens its six-match preseason on July 26 against DUX Logroño before facing Madrid CFF, Real Oviedo, Osasuna, Athletic Club and either Real Sociedad or Deportivo Alavés.