Marca: Laporte is about to return to Athletic Bilbao, and the club will train him in specific

August 28 According to the Marca report, Laporte is about to return to Athletic Bilbao, and the club will conduct specific training for him to accelerate his integration into the team.

31-year-old centre-back Laporte is about to return to Athletic Bilbao to inject new vitality into a team that urgently needs to improve its performance. Currently, the central defenders under head coach Valverde are very limited, only Vivian and Paredes are available, because Yere was suspended and Egilus was injured.

Although Laporte was born in France and once played for the French youth team, he is now a member of the Spanish national team. His joining will undoubtedly bring great help to the team and is also the club's first key goal to introduce. The technical team and fitness coach of the first team have developed a personalized training plan for Laporte to ensure he fits into the team as soon as possible and enters the regular roster. Since he was not well prepared for the pre-season victory in Riyadh, he needed to step up training in Lesama next to it so that he could recover early and contribute to the team.

Laporte has not participated in the official competition since April 30. He also failed to be selected for the winning team for Riyadh this summer and was not even drafted for the semi-finals and finals of the Arab Super Cup in Hong Kong.

However, it is beneficial for Laporte that Athletic Bilbao will usher in an international match day in September, during which it will participate in the Basque Country Cup final. In addition, the team's training at Lesama will not be affected by the shortage of defensive staff, and the absence of Yere and Egilus and the absence of Lequin for several days with muscle injury were all alleviated.

Laporte's physical recovery will determine when he will be selected for the roster for the first time, and at the same time, he hopes that his outstanding performance in the league and the Champions League will help him return to the national team and strive for opportunities in the 2026 World Cup. Although he won't be on the September roster, he still has a chance to be called up in October, November and next March.