"Athletic Bilbao will sign Spain defender Aymeric Laporte from Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr after Fifa changed its initial decision and approved the transfer. The La Liga club originally tried to bring in the 31-year-old on 1 September but the move was not completed before the transfer deadline. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) then asked the world football governing body to make an exception but the request was denied."
"It sought to overturn the decision - the request was then granted. Spanish media said Al-Nassr had not filed the details of the transfer online into Fifa's transfer matching system. "Athletic Club would like to report that Fifa has authorised the RFEF to obtain the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) from the Saudi Arabian football federation," said Athletic in a statement. "Once the ITC is issued, Aymeric Laporte can be registered with Athletic Club.""
Athletic Bilbao will sign Spain defender Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr after FIFA approved the transfer. The La Liga club attempted to complete the deal on 1 September but missed the transfer deadline. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) requested an exception from FIFA which was initially denied and later overturned. Spanish media reported that Al-Nassr had not entered the transfer details into FIFA's Transfer Matching System. FIFA authorised the RFEF to obtain the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) from the Saudi Arabian football federation. Once the ITC is issued, Laporte can be registered with Athletic Club. Laporte previously played over 200 games for Athletic (2012–18), spent five years at Manchester City, and joined Al-Nassr in 2023.
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