Aymeric Laporte to play for Spain (Image: Twitter)
Born in Agen in France he was referred to as up thrice for Les Blues however by no means really made it onto the pitch.
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Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has been authorized to play for Spain as an alternative of France at Euro 2020, FIFA advised AFP on Friday. The information comes after the 26-year-old defender who spent eight years at Athletic Bilbao was granted Spanish nationality earlier this week.
Born in Agen in France he was referred to as up thrice for Les Blues however by no means really made it onto the pitch.
France coach Didier Deschamps has a wealth of choices at centre-back, with Raphael Varane, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Clement Lenglet and Kurt Zouma amongst these picked forward of Laporte in latest months.
Instead Laporte is now set to play for Spain at Euro 2020, probably alongside Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.
He may very well be a precious addition to the Spanish squad given the central defence has been an issue space for coach Luis Enrique.
Gerard Pique retired in 2018 and the spot subsequent to Ramos has been stuffed by plenty of gamers, together with Villarreal’s Pau Torres, Real Sociedad’s Inigo Martinez and Eric Garcia of Manchester City.
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