Athletic, according to Valverde’s own statements, need a fourth central defender for next season, a period in which the lions will once again compete in Europe. “We played with fire,” the red-and-white coach himself acknowledged near the end of last season, referring to the fact that at certain stages of the competition he only had Vivian and Paredes available to play behind line, because Yeray has not yet recovered from various body problems.
Laporte’s name has been linked with Athletic’s interest since last season, when there were talks on both sides, but no firm proposal. This summer, despite what has been said for some time now, there is no proposal from the Bilbao club for the moment to the now international player for Spain.
Last summer, both Inter and Arsenal made moves to sign Laporte until Al-Nassr and his multimillion-dollar offer came along.
Rubén Alves, Career agur
Rubén Alves, a Brazilian center back who grew up in Santutxu who will turn 30 in September and was in the orbit of Athletic last summer, closed his time at Racing de Santander this week. The defender himself, who also served in Amorebieta and Barakaldo as well as Santutxu himself, among other teams, informed the club and the fans of the mountain team through social networks. At Santander there is trust in its renewal.
Source: La Verdad
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