Overview
- FIFA denied the RFEF request for the International Transfer Certificate (CTI), preventing Aymeric Laporte’s registration with Athletic and leaving him under contract at Al‑Nassr.
- The rejection stems from Al‑Nassr’s documentation being uploaded to FIFA’s Transfer Matching System after the registration deadline.
- Athletic states that, without the player’s incorporation, the agreements between the parties are void and no payment is due under the contracts’ suspensive conditions.
- The club is assessing legal options within regulations, and COPE’s Joseba Larrañaga reports a planned TAS appeal alleging Al‑Nassr negligence with an optimistic resolution timeline of about two weeks.
- With Laporte unavailable, Athletic filed its UEFA Champions League List A and included reserve centre‑back Ander Izagirre to fill the vacant spot.