‘Spain seducing Laporte’

The Coach of the France Under-21 side has said Spain are ‘seducing’ Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte into switching allegiance.

Laporte is the captain of Les Bleus’ Under-21s but the Athletic-trained centre-back remains eligible for La Roja as he hasn’t made a senior competitive appearance for the Euro 2016 hosts and recently floated the idea he could swap to his adopted country.

“I talk frequently with him on this issue,” AS quotes France Under-21 Coach Pierre Mankowski telling L’Equipe.

“It’s a very personal decision for him to take. He wants to play for the France team and, apparently, Spain is seducing him with their team.

“[France Coach] Didier Deschamps is observing him. There are a lot of players in his position. If we have five or six central defenders and add a seventh…”

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