The anecdote of a former Athletic player who became very close to Barça

In the summer of 1980, Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa, 'Dani', was one of the best Spanish forwards of LaLiga. Fourth in the table of the 'pichichi' with 21 goals in 32 parties, the one of Vizcaya was very near of the FC Barcelona, but his club of all the life, the Athletic of Bilbao, denied to negotiate by his traspaso. In an interview with 'Irradiate Bilbao', the ex Spanish attacker explained how frustrated his arrival to a Barça that, by these years, struggled to return to the 'career' by the title.

"It arrived an offer of the Barcelona, think that was Duñabeitia of president and in Iron (periodic bilbaíno of then) published a headline with his words saying 'If traspaso to Dani, burn me Saint Mamés'. That I there is me knowledgeable, did not have any offer more", said the Basque between laughs. Dani Hanged the boots in 1986 and, since, tested luck like director of the 'lions' and afterwards like commentator of the chain 'COPE'.

The differences of the market of the 70's with the current, according to Dani

In his talk with 'Irradiate Bilbao', the ex forward of the Athletic remembered how was the Spanish market in the years 80. In this period did not exist the clauses of rescission, but if the designated 'right of retention' that forced to the players to remain in his club. Besides, the traspasos closed by montos that were near at hand no only of the 'big', but also of clubs of average budget, such was the case of Diego Maradona when it happened of the Barça to the Napoli in 1984.

"In that period existed the right of retention and the economic differences were not so abysmal as nowadays. With the advertising and the series of things that have the players now; if in the Athletic earns two, in the Barça earns 20", sentenced Dani. Finally, the one of Vizcaya closed his career in the Bilbao with 147 so many in 302 parties of League (199 goals in all the competitions), being the last captain of the club in raising the title of League in 1984.