Aymeric Laporte - Play with Spain? I think that's already closed, b

Play with Spain? I think that's already closed, but even so, I opt for France because I'm French. I don't have dual citizenship, and I'm not going to ask for it.

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Staff. "Laporte Turns Down Spain Option to Focus on France." Marca, 26 Jan. 2016.

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