Error 404. They ruined Aymeric Laporte's return! »The club takes into account to advertise the problem at TAS
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 16:13 / Updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025:16
Aymeric Laporte He missed the return after 7 years in the Spanish championship. The central defender playing at Al-Nassr from the summer of 2023 has negotiated with Athletic Bilbao And everything seemed right, but the transfer fell at the last moment. The club in Saudi Arabia has not loaded the necessary documentation in time.
The central Spanish defender could not be registered until the Deadline from midnight, according to FIFA sources confirmed for the newspaper AS. Bilbao has the option to appeal to the Sports Arbitration Court (TAS).
Aymeric Laporte (left), evolving for Athletic Bilbao against Barcelona (season 2017/2018) // Photo: Getty Images
Bilbao could wait until winter to score Laporte
The transfer is considered to be not ended on time, which means that the Basque club will not be able to rely on Laporte for the first part of season 2025-2026 And you will have to wait until the winter Mercato, after reaching an agreement with the player. Athletic, however, is waiting for FIFA after the notification sent to the world forum before calling on other ways.
And the Spanish Federation (RFEF) analyzed the documentation, even if, being an international transfer, the operation is subject to FIFA laws. Athletic could try in Tas to get an overthrow of the situation and not wait with the player's registration until January 2026.
Negotiations with Of Nass To bring the San Mames of the Spanish international with 40 selections and 2 goals last for two months. Stopper cost 27.5 million euros in 2023, money paid to Manchester Cityhowever, who had spent 65 million five years earlier.
Aymeric Laporte, dissatisfied with the period spent in Saudi Arabia
Al-Nassr paid to Laporte 25 million euros a year!
Saudi club assured him an Salary of 25 million euros net per season for three years to Laporte. Coach Jorge Jesus was the one who pushed him to leave at the beginning of summer, and Al-Nassr found a replacement last month, on Inigo Martínez, free income from Barcelona.
The Arabs released him from the remaining season and had reached an agreement to compensate for some of the salaries due. But the bureaucratic problems made his transfer to Bilbao.
