According to Le Marca, Laporte's return to Athletic Bilbao is still expected to achieve, and the club is confident that the player will be approved for the game within 15 days.

Although the club issued a statement on Wednesday that FIFA rejected the defender's transfer application, the deal could still be approved according to the latest news. Bilbao is reportedly confident that he will let the Spanish central defender play in about 15 days. The

club stressed that the problem was not caused by internal factors, but by external uncontrollable factors, and said that all possible legal avenues are being studied to solve this dilemma. Kobe Radio explained: "This is an operational mistake. The Saudi person responsible for submitting the documents to FIFA did not complete the task on time."

Due to Saudi Arabia's mistake, the official confirmation of the transfer was temporarily shelved, although the players, Bilbao and Riyadh victory had reached an agreement, as confirmed by the club's statement.

Now, Biba hopes for several reasons. On the one hand, the player himself was very willing to return to the San Mames Stadium, and for this reason he gave up a richer contract. In fact, Kobe Radio noted that Laporte's three-year income in Biba was only equivalent to his salary in Saudi Arabia for a few months.

In addition, Biba believes that his good record in FIFA will be in their favor. The club has never had a dispute with the Supreme Football Administration, which could prompt a favorable ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. "Although the situation is complicated, because FIFA usually does not change the decision easily, they are convinced that the appeal will be successful."