Aymeric Laporte

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Ric said:
The CityTV team had been working on graphics and editing footage in preparation for the announcement, so it's fair to say the club have been caught off-guard by this.
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Have they? Maybe the club had a late change of plan.

Anyhow, as one door closes, another opens. That Bonucci looks OK.
 
Fair play to the lad for staying loyal to Bilbao.

It most certainly puts serious question marks over his ambition though. There's no way Bilbao are going to compete for major honours and I cannot see any club paying more than his pre-contract valuation. 40+ million Euros is a hell of a lot of money even in today's market.
 
He's a Basque player who apparently isn't ready to say goodbye yet. I'm not going to come on here and blame him or call him unambitious, he's adored and honored to play in his homeland and after coming off an injury maybe he feels now is not the right time to move on. Good on him.

I would have loved to have him, but we'll be alright. I think we can all agree we will be challenging for more titles than Bilbao, so once we identify our alternative, or spend the money on other positions, let's welcome those who are ready to put on the shirt. We move on.
 
I can understand why he might not want to move tbh - feels loyalty to his club, wants to play every week, earn more. He'll still only be 25 when his new contract expires, plenty of time for a big move then. Also, us buying young players for lots of money and then being willing to ship them out after a season or two - like Mangala - can't look great.

Of course, he's missing out on Pep and playing for us, so it's a disastrous mistake.
 
KCblue said:
He's a Basque player who apparently isn't ready to say goodbye yet. I'm not going to come on here and blame him or call him unambitious, he's adored and honored to play in his homeland and after coming off an injury maybe he feels now is not the right time to move on. Good on him.

I would have loved to have him, but we'll be alright. I think we can all agree we will be challenging for more titles than Bilbao, so once we identify our alternative, or spend the money on other positions, let's welcome those who are ready to put on the shirt. We move on.
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Boom. Well said.
 
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