Athletic Club could remain frustrated in their constant attempt to bring the former star Aymeric Laporte back to the club this summer.
Rumor has that Laporte would like to leave Nassr in the coming weeks, because he wants to go back to Europe prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The veteran defender gives priority to a place in the Luis de la Fuente team for the tournament next summer in the middle of large competition for the two central back places.
The 31-year-old has previously suggested that he was enthusiastic in moving to Real Madrid, but that is not explained in an offer to bring him back to Spain for 2024/25.
Previous interest of Premier League pair Arsenal and Aston Villa has not developed and Laporte is now looking on the way to Bilbao or bust in his attempts to leave Saudi -Arabia.
The temptation of a move back to the Basque Country was used by Athletic Club, but Finance remains central to an agreement.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed that the deal gets stuck with Athletic Club that strives for a free transfer with its current contract until 2026 and Mundo Deportivo supported that.
Laporte currently earns around € 25 million a year in Saudi Aarabia, and that should be reduced by more than 50% to return a switch to the Estadio San Mames, if Nassr already sanctions an exit.
Jorge Jesus has frozen Laporte from his preseason plans, prior to the new Saudi season, but already Nassr is not willing to pay off part of his wages to help an exit.
The club's attitude is based on their frustration about Laporte's open desire to leave and they could leave him on the edge in the coming months.
A swoop for Inigo Martinez from Barcelona is a major coup for the Cristiano Ronaldo team and he starts at this stage for Laporte.