Former Athletic Bilbao defender Eneko Boveda has returned to the club.
Boveda has joined the front office staff in a muti-dimensional role. He will act as the club's loan manager, while also being a scout and U23 trainer.
Bilbao announced Boveda will lead "...the Department of Sports Development and Loans, where he will act, among other functions, as a professional soccer scout and work with the U-23s.
"In this way, the department led by Mikel González acquires a professional who will help develop an important area of the club in the detection and monitoring of players".