Aymeric Laporte

[Roachy]

I think he stayed there because he had a broken leg and he was grateful to them for taking care of him and he was just too young to make the jump up and got cold feet,if he would fit our team then i'm happy

That's the type of answer I was hoping for. Someone said in a post how his form had dipped the past year, well the whole team's form has as opposed to that team who run it's balls off the previous few seasons. Count me in if he wants to come.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

To all the posters who don' t want him, is it because he turned us down or because he stayed at Bilbao probably for less money?

I just don’t rate him that highly, but he’s better than JFE.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Had his chance and bottled it. Pep won’t give him another

 

[Roachy]

I just don’t rate him that highly, but he’s better than JFE.

Mate, that's good enough reason for me if you don't fancy him here. I think he's the business although a bit pricey. If he was playing for us at the time and turned down a offer for more money in order to stay, we'd fucking love him.

 

[Dax777]

For the reported 54 milkion Pound, I would rather spend it on Frankie De Jong.

He can fill CB or CM like Javi Martinez

I support any interest in De Jong :)

 

[JimmyGrimble10]

Had his chance and bottled it. Pep won’t give him another

Such an ignorant thing to suggest. He stayed loyal to his club not joined a rival and is coming crawling back. Christ man.

 

[razman]

Great prospect at 22, but he has not progressed as per reports from others....but trust in Pep if he feels it is worth spending 54m on him

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I support any interest in De Jong :)

I thought you suggested that you thought he wasn't physically strong enough to play as a CD in the PL ?

 

[Healdplace]

Those comparing this to Sanchez are wrong.

In that case Sanchez said he wanted to come to City then flirted with other clubs and upped the ante in order to still agree to come here.

THAT was the problem. That we were just an option and if others paid more then he would go there.

Laporte chose to stay where he was and is only talking about coming here. He will have to persuade Pep he means it this time but his past decision to stay will not prove disloyalty.

Remember that even with Sanchez the City statement said the door was open for him to come to City on the originally agreed terms. So it was not the issue that he had offers elsewhere. Just his determination to join City over anyone else.

If Laporte's agent starts getting United or someone else involved and he wavered over wanting to join Pep's City project then that would be the kicker, not his choice to stay where he was previously.

 

[gomer27]

Those comparing this to Sanchez are wrong.

In that case Sanchez said he wanted to come to City then flirted with other clubs and upped the ante in order to still agree to come here.

THAT was the problem. That we were just an option and if others paid more then he would go there.

Laporte chose to stay where he was and is only talking about coming here. He will have to persuade Pep he means it this time but his past decision to stay will not prove disloyalty.

Remember that even with Sanchez the City statement said the door was open for him to come to City on the originally agreed terms. So it was not the issue that he had offers elsewhere. Just his determination to join City over anyone else.

If Laporte's agent starts getting United or someone else involved and he wavered over wanting to join Pep's City project then that would be the kicker, not his choice to stay where he was previously.

+1 great post