Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has said there is no chance of him playing for Spain in the future as he continues to be ignored by France manager Didier Deschamps.
Despite excelling for Athletic Bilbao and now the Premier League champions, Laporte has not yet been called up by the FIFA World Cup winners. Given he has Basque heritage, there has been some tentative talk of the defender representing Spain.
However, Laporte ruled out that prospect in an interview with EITB (h/t Football Espana) and vowed to continue fighting for a spot in the France side:
"The coach isn’t picking me for personal reasons, but I have to respect that.