• Eurocopa Spain, at the moment, is not for many trots

In the noble floor of San Mamés they had no problem breaking identity principles to hire a stocky 15-year-old French central defender.

In 2009, with

Fernando García Macua

in the presidency and with

Joaquín Caparrós

on the bench, Athletic scouts were captivated by the conditions of a young man who stood out in a friendly tournament defending the Aquitaine team.

Aymeric Jean Louis Gerard Alphonse Laporte

(Agen, 1994) was signed for cadet A of the Bilbao club and loaned to Aviron de Bayonne.

A year later he went to the youth team and in 2010 he signed as a professional.

In November 2012,

Marcelo Bielsa

He made him debut with the first team and since then he has won the starting position, both as a center-back and as a left-back.

Fixed in the rear of Ahletic until 2018, when

Guardiola's

Manchester City

signed him for 65 million euros.

His has been a meteoric career that has shaped his distant character.

'' Laporte is very good and he has always known it.

He is a cold and somewhat suspicious boy.

Sometimes it seems that he acts out of bravado, but he is not.

What happens to him is that he is very reserved and does not feel comfortable with the press ", they maintain from the player environment.

That discomfort with the media was reflected this Saturday at the press conference of the Spanish team.

His presence was more than justified after Friday's remarkable debut against Portugal.

The reporter fired and the central cleared in a hurry:

-Do you feel fully Spanish to be able to defend a nation, a shield, a flag, an

election and an anthem

?

-What a question isn't it?

It is quite strong.

I am here to compete at the highest level.

My goal is the same as Spain's: to win all kinds of competitions.

I'm going to do my best to win and I think that's the important thing.

No one has to doubt that I will give everything for this selection.

The Manchester City player went to court to try to settle a debate that bothers him, but is inevitable.

He came to the Spanish team because

Luis Enrique

insisted on recruiting him.

He always seemed a solid defender and after the uncertainties about the performance and recovery of

Sergio Ramos, he

demanded his nationalization, approved by the Higher Sports Council on May 12.

Laporte is one more member of a very long list of internationals with double passports.

Nothing new, but his case acquires relevance due to the absence of the captain.

DO NOT HOLD WITH GUARDIOLA

"I'm here because I wanted to," insisted a footballer who Luis Enrique has awarded despite the fact that this campaign has signed a discreet sequence.

In the Premier he

has played 16 games (1,342 minutes). In the Champions he signed four appointments; in the EFL Cup, three; and in the FA Cup, four. With Guardiola he has not won the title, neither has

Eric García

, who has also been called up by the Asturian coach. The two were in tandem for part of the second half of the match against Portugal.

'' I am happy with the decision I have made, I am enjoying every minute with my teammates, who are incredible and who

have helped me a lot

from the beginning

. I am super happy and grateful to the president, the staff and the coach for being here and trusting me ".

Laporte has always moved in a complex duality. They have warmed his ears and it was not decided until he was 27. International with France in the U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21, seemed destined to join the defense bleu, but overconfidence ( some believe that out of pride) made him challenge

Deschamps

, warning him that if he did not summon him he would go to Spain, a team that already contacted him in the under-19 stage. "Recently Luis Enrique called me to ask me about the situation, the desire I had to defend this country, to compete at the highest level, and I told him that I was delighted to be here with them. And that's how it has been," he explained yesterday. .

The new stronghold of the national team is aware that suspicions have been generated about it and that they will remain alive for some time: "It is clear that there are

many people waiting for me in the corner

. The good leaves soon and the bad always stands out a lot, but this is football. I'm sure there will be many good moments and many bad ones too. You have to be prepared for everything. "

Laporte wants to show in the Eurocup that he is not only a starter by decree but also by game.

Your challenge.

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