Athletic Bilbao has begun work on transferring central defender Emerick Laporte from Al-Nassr. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
On Saturday, the Basque club made a verbal offer to the 31-year-old player, according to renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Al-Nassr team is ready to sell the Spanish footballer without any hopes of keeping him during the current transfer window.
Athletic will use all possibilities to bring back their star mature player. Emerick Laporte has been active in Saudi Arabia since 2023.
In the previous five years, he played for Manchester City, and at the beginning of his career, he made over 200 appearances for Athletic. His value is estimated at 15 million euros on the Transfermarkt website.
This transfer is of great importance for Athletic, as the team aims to strengthen its defense.
