Overview

• FIFA ruled the documents from Al-Nassr reached the Transfer Matching System after the deadline, so an International Transfer Certificate was not issued.
• The Spanish federation requested a validation exception to complete the international registration, but FIFA rejected the request.
• Athletic say they are analyzing the case and preparing a potential appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
• Club figures, cited by Cadena Cope, attribute the delay to malpractice in submitting the paperwork and express confidence they could still register Laporte within about 15 days.
• If no legal remedy succeeds, the agreements would be void and Laporte remains with Al-Nassr until the winter window, leaving Athletic short at center-back and unable to include him in their Champions League league-phase squad.