I've not seen much of Laporte but I'm damn sure City and Pep have kept an eye on him and still rate him highly if they are going to bid.
The idea that we need a right sided rather then left sided CB is way off beam as far as I am concerned. Stones, Vinnie and Ota are all right footed; I think Tosin is too but I've never even thought about which foot he kicks with.
A top quality left footed CB is just what we need; preferably one who can play full back if need be.
I saw today that Fred is not only left footed but started his career at LB in Brazil.
So I expect he'd be another level of LB cover for us now.