Athletic Bilbao fullback Imanol García de Albéniz has joined SD Eibar on-loan.

The defender made 34 appearances in the second division while on loan at CD Mirandés in 2021/22 and will take another step in his development at Ipurua.

Imanol made his way to Eibar on Thursday morning and is now training with his new teammates under Gaizka Garitano.

The left-back joined Lezama at Under-11 level and has a contract at Athletic until 2025.