Riestra says he will leave Sporting if the team does not achieve promotion this season.

On October 15, in Gijón, Spain, Real Sporting de Gijón president José Riestra announced that he will resign from his position if the club fails to achieve promotion to the Spanish Primera División by the end of the current season. This commitment was made during a meeting at the Mareo training facility, which included head coach Nicolás Larcamón and members of the press.

In related developments, former player and coach Abelardo Fernández expressed confidence in the team's current performance. Despite acknowledging the impact of recent injuries, Fernández characterized the squad as solid and echoed the sentiment that the current campaign should result in the club's promotion to the top flight of Spanish football.