Present on Saturday at a press conference two days before Spain’s third match at Euro 2024 against Albania, Aymeric Laporte responded to the controversial tweet from Spanish singer Guillermo Iglesias enraging against the tenure of the two “French”, Laporte and Robin Le Normand with La Roja.
Relaxed Aymeric Laporte. Starting Thursday evening during the Group B clash against Italy (1-0) at the Euro, the central defender of Spain won his ticket for the round of 16 and even secured first place in the group. Before entering the 3rd match on Monday against Albania, the Al-Nassr player (30 years old) was relaxed on Saturday morning when he presented himself to the journalists.
But if all the lights are green, Laporte but also his central hinge accomplice Robin Le Normand (13 caps) are, despite themselves, at the center of a controversy in Spain. In question, the tweet posted by Guillermo Barcenas Iglesias, a Spanish singer before the match against the Italian European champions. “It gets on my nerves that the central defenders of Spain are French. The norrrrrrrmand, Lapoggggte, you’re kidding me,” said the artist, son of a former member of the Popular Party, a party who claims to be from the conservative right.
“It also affects families”
This post targeting the two French players who obtained Spanish sporting nationality after playing in La Liga for a long time was widely commented on, with many Internet users being scandalized by such comments. Questioned on Saturday, Aymeric Laporte did not wish to blow on the embers: “All the players are criticized, we are all exposed to people’s opinions, everyone gives their opinion”, declared the former Manchester City player who prefers denounce “false information because it also affects families.” And added: “It is not useful to try to destabilize the players, especially at the moment, when we are all trying to go in the same direction with the objective of going as far as possible. “
Also criticized for his choice to join Saudi Arabia, Aymeric Laporte did not hesitate to recall that N’Golo Kanté, midfielder of Al-Ittihad and the Blues, was twice elected MVP at the Euro with the French team. “It shows something…” concluded Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate to Al-Nassr.
