Keeping Mariga on the bench was becoming too expensive for Sociedad

Real Sociedad president Jokin Apperibay says that as much as Kenyan McDonald Mariga wanted to stay with the team, they had to let him go, primarily for financial reasons.

discussions

-Mariga wanted to stay with us for years to come, Apperibay told fcinternews.it.

-I had even spoken with his agent to discuss the compensation with Inter [Milan] but it was a bit on the higher side.

right call

Apperibay also says that the decision to move Mariga back to Italy was timely.

-Mariga would have performed very well had he adapted to the style of play in Spain, but he struggled.

-According to me, Inter and the agent made the right decision, which in essence was beneficial to us because it was becoming too expensive for us to keep him on the bench.

-I let the player [Mariga] know of our situation and he responded very well.

 Mariga now plays with Italian Serie A side Parma FC, on loan from Inter Milan.