Aymeric Laporte Transfer from Al Nassr to Athletic Club
Marca reports on Athletic's interest in signing Laporte from Al Nassr. Athletic is interested in signing Laporte from Al Nassr. Laporte, who is currently on the market, is proving to be a more complicated transfer due to Al Nassr's demand to recover part of their investment and Laporte's high salary, which is more than three times the highest salary at Athletic. Despite the challenges, Athletic continues to show interest in Laporte, even making subtle gestures towards the player, such as highlighting his name and number in promotional materials.
Team Talk reports on Athletic Bilbao's interest in re-signing Aymeric Laporte.
90min provides an update on the potential re-signing of center back Aymeric Laporte from Al Nassr to Athletic Club. Athletic Club are on the cusp of re-signing center back Aymeric Laporte from Al Nassr. He is expected to be granted a free transfer, but the Saudi side may demand compensation for terminating his contract.
Laporte is expected to leave Al Nassr and return to European football. Athletic is interested in signing him as part of their plan to reinforce the central defense for the upcoming season.
Athletic Club showed interest in Aymeric Laporte when he left Manchester City for Al Nassr. The transfer was described as 'very close' by Mikel González, director of football at Athletic. President Uriarte mentioned that if Al Nassr hadn't intervened, Laporte would have been at Athletic. Communication with the player has been ongoing, and he has expressed a desire to return to Athletic.
Continues to be linked with Real Madrid, but there is also the possibility of a move back to Athletic Club. (Fichajes - Spain)
Aymeric Laporte could be available for free. Athletic has shown significant interest in bringing him back. Al-Nassr is working on bringing in several foreign players, which might force Laporte's departure due to league regulations limiting the number of registered foreign players.
Athletic Club, the player's formative club, is interested in signing Aymeric Laporte.
Aymeric Laporte's future at Al-Nassr is uncertain. While he is currently preparing for the Eurocup, he is also considering where he will play next season. Last summer, he moved to Saudi Arabia and still has two years left on his contract, but a departure is not ruled out. The Athletic club has shown interest in him. Al-Nassr's coach, Luis Castro, has reportedly requested the club management to loan out Laporte. This information is according to the newspaper 'Al-Riyadiah', which also mentions that Laporte is being paid about 15 million dollars, an amount that Athletic and most other clubs cannot afford. A week ago, there was news from Saudi Arabia that an offer of 7 million euros had been made, presumably by Ibaigane, for Laporte. It was also reported that the player had reached an agreement with a team from the League and that all that was left was to agree with Al-Nassr.
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