Soccer - Laporte set to play for Spain after being granted citizenship


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 12 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Final - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 25, 2021 Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte celebrates scoring their first goal with Riyad Mahrez and Joao Cancelo Pool via REUTERS/Carl Recine /File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte will be available for selection for Spain at the European Championship after his application to be a Spanish citizen was granted, a Spanish soccer federation source said on Tuesday.

The source said Laporte will be confirmed as a Spanish citizen on Wednesday by the government, allowing him to switch his allegiance from France to Luis Enrique's side.

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