Aymeric Laporte has completed the return to Athletic Club from Al-Nassr after FIFA changed its initial ruling and approved the transfer.
Laporte returned to Athletic Club after FIFA reversed the decision
Aymeric Laporte once advanced very close to reunion Athletic Club on September 1, but the deal could not be completed before the transfer closed. Many sources from Spain said the reason was that the Al-Nassr did not send the necessary documents on time.
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| Laporte returned to Athletic Club after FIFA reversed the decision |
Athletic then appealed to FIFA in the hope of exception, but the petition was initially rejected on September 3. However, on Thursday, the Basque team confirmed that FIFA had changed the decision, thereby paving the way for the Spanish player to sign a 3 -year contract with the club.
On the homepage, Athletic announced: “FIFA has allowed the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to receive the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) from the Saudi Football Federation. As soon as ITC is granted, AMYERIC LAPORTE will be able to officially register to play for Athletic Club.”
FIFA's decision means that Laporte completes his dream comeback. This player has grown up from Athletic's training furnace since 2012, played a total of 222 matches and scored 10 goals for the Basque team. In 2018, he moved to Man City, which won 13 big titles with coach Pep Guardiola, before docking Al-Nassr in 2023.
Laporte is likely to re -export in Athletic shirt when the team is a guest against Alaves in La Liga. After that, Ernesto Valverde's teachers and students will enter the Champions League campaign with Arsenal welcoming at San Mames.