Aymeric Laporte was supposed to move to athletic bilbao after tough negotiations. But the Transfer Falls Through Because Saudi Club al-Nassr Makes a Mistake.
Transfer Trouble for Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League Opponent Athletic Bilbao: The Basques Had Already Agreed with al-Nassr on a Transfer of Spanish European Champion Aymeric Laporte, but the Saudi Arabian Club Entered the Relevant Data Too Late In The Transfer Matching System (TMS) of the FIFA World Football Association.
The Transfer Window in Spain was Already Closed, And The Negotiated Three-Year Contract and the Transfer Fee of 8.5 Million Euro Were Therefore Void. Negotiations with al-Nassr Had Been Complicated and Langthy, which ultimately led to the late submission of the documents, it was Reported in Spanish Media.
The Move of Aymeric Laporte to Athletic Bilbao Has Failed at the Final Stretch.
Bilbao still has hope that fifa or the Spanish Association Rfef Could Give in.
Bilbao Had firmly Planned Laporte as The New Defensive Leader. The 31-Year-Old Had Already Played for Bilbao from 2012 to 2018, then moved to Manchester City and to al-Nassr in 2023.
At bilbao, only players from basque provinces are used or Those who have been trained in the youth of a club from these region. The Transfer Market is Therefore Significantly More Limited than for other teams. In the Premier Class, Bilbao wants to be a guest in Dortmund on October 5th.