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Athletic Bilbao Re-Signs Defender Laporte After FIFA Approval

9/12/2025

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Athletic Bilbao signed defender Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr after FIFA approved the transfer.
The initial signing attempt on September 1 failed due to Al-Nassr's incomplete filing with FIFA.
FIFA denied an earlier request from Spain's football federation (RFEF) for an exception but later approved the transfer.
Laporte, 31, previously played for Bilbao from 2012 to 2018, making over 200 appearances.
Bilbao ranks second in LaLiga, winning all three of their matches so far.

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Athletic Bilbao signed defender Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr after FIFA approved the transfer.
The initial signing attempt on September 1 failed due to Al-Nassr's incomplete filing with FIFA.
FIFA denied an earlier request from Spain's football federation (RFEF) for an exception but later approved the transfer.
Laporte, 31, previously played for Bilbao from 2012 to 2018, making over 200 appearances.
Bilbao ranks second in LaLiga, winning all three of their matches so far.