Overview

• Athletic confirmed that FIFA denied the RFEF request for the International Transfer Certificate, so Aymeric Laporte cannot be registered and remains an Al-Nassr player for now.
• The club said the agreements were conditional and that there will be no economic consequence for Athletic if the transfer ultimately does not go through.
• Official timeline: terms were agreed on September 1, the TMS submission began but was not completed, an exception was sought on September 2, and FIFA’s refusal was communicated on September 3.
• Athletic is studying legal and procedural avenues to try to finalize the move within the existing regulatory framework.
• After the failed registration, Athletic submitted its UEFA Champions League List A with 25 players, adding academy defender Ander Izagirre in place of the unavailable Laporte.