With the echoes of the celebrations for the League title now muted, uncertainty over Pablo Laso’s future flies over these days in the Real Madrid locker room. The heart problem suffered by the Basque coach shortly before the ACB final and which kept him off the bench in recent games, hovers over his professional future. The club has not made any official decision at the moment, but the possibility that Chus Mateo (the assistant coach) will take over the reins of the team from the preseason is an option that is already on the table.
The information provided by ‘El Español’ explains that the white club’s board opts for Mateo, who already led the team successfully in the ACB final, waiting for the medical reports to give Laso the green light for his return.
According to what ABC has learned from medical sources close to the coach’s treatment, the injuries suffered by Laso are not so serious that he cannot lead a normal life. He was lucky, because he reacted quickly and the damage was not very great. Even so, the level of intensity of a position like his contains a risk that the club would not be willing to take.
On the other side is the coach, who feels strong enough to lead the team again and who has no reports against him after undergoing various medical tests in recent weeks. His intention is to normally fulfill the remaining year of his contract, a decision that would contrast with the club’s vision.
Real Madrid is studying offering Laso different options to continue with the club, either within the technical area or with some other training function, but the coach believes that he can continue his career on the bench and, if he does not continue as Whites’ coach, , you could look for an alternative on another computer.
These are not easy hours for the board, which has in its hands the future of the most successful coach in history along with Lolo Sainz and Pedro Ferrándiz. A coach who has added 22 titles in the eleven years he has been in charge of the team.
