Team by team SPAIN
ALMERIA
Manager: Rubi
Key Arrivals: Milovanovic (Partizan Belgrade), Pozo (Sevilla), Guedes (Vitoria Guimaraes), Babic (Red Star Belgrade), Mendes (Lorient), Sola (Barcelona), Kaiky (Santos), Svidersky (Manchester United),
Key Departures: Bunuel (released)
Prediction: The newly-promoted club, backed by Turki Al Sheikh’s resources, are on their ninth coach in as many seasons but seem to have found a winner in Rubi. He suffered relegation with Levante in 2015-16 but has nurtured a team spirit that will be hard to crack. They should survive.
ATHLETIC BILBAO
Manager: Ernesto Valverde
Key Arrivals: Guruzeta (Amorebieta)
Key Departures: Ezketia (Racing Santander), Nunez (Celta Vigo)
After a two-and-a-half-year sabbatical, during which he published a second photography book, former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde returns to the dugout. His task will be to help
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