Ernesto Valverde DEMANDS an effort from Athletic to sign a STAR

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Ernesto Valverde has been clear with the sports management of Athletic Club: if the team wants to compete with guarantees in its return to the Champions League, it needs an established defensive leader. And the coach has a name in mind: Aymeric Laporte. The center-back, who shone in his time at San Mamés before moving to Manchester City, is the main target for the 'Txingurri' to take a leap in quality in defense.

The sports management is already working to make his return a reality

Laporte currently plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, where he still has a year left on his contract and a salary that is hardly affordable by European football standards. Additionally, the defender cost his current club 27 million and will receive around 25 million in his last season, significantly complicating any operation. However, in Bilbao, they rely on the strong bond the player has with the city and the club, as well as his personal life, given that his partner is from Bilbao, and his family is settled in the Basque Country.

As reported by the newspaper MARCA, Mikel González, the sports director of the club, is already assessing the feasibility of an operation that is also of interest to several clubs across Europe such as Marseille, Inter, Napoli, Arsenal, and Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Athletic is also working on reinforcing the right-back position with the addition of Jesús Areso, for whom they would be willing to pay his release clause.

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