Magunazelaia regains form with Aranbarri at Eibar

At Eibar, Jon Magunazelaia has regained the “pulse” he had lost after the second half of the season. As MARCA explains, his situation changed dramatically once Jokin Aranbarri took over on the bench. The playmaker had renewed under Beñat San José, and his place in the squad wasn’t fully guaranteed—but the new coach has restored his protagonism from day one.

Aranbarri gives him starts

MARCA points out that Magunazelaia is the only attacking player who, when available, has been a starter in every match. The run was interrupted only by a red card that ruled him out for the Granada game; even so, in the five matches that followed he has started. His role is not limited to one position: he plays as a number 10 and also operates from the wing, always with a more central part in the setup.

With that trust, the article says he is building two straight matches scoring and has returned to the kind of regularity he didn’t have previously under San José, when he was one of the less used options.

Work rate, more bite

The piece also highlights that he’s always delivered plenty of effort and sacrifice, but he needed to add more threat in the final third—especially in his ability to reach the opposition box. Now, according to MARCA, he’s showing the same level of sharpness as the rest of the team. That’s helped give Eibar more possibilities through their midfield line, alongside Adu Ares, Iván Gil and Guruzeta.

Beyond the numbers, MARCA frames him as a true club player: someone who feels Eibar as his own and even made the effort to return to Ipurua after a first campaign that went from more to less. The immediate challenge, per the same source, is keeping that stability all season long.