Aymeric Laporte

[citytill1die84]

Laporte & Fred would be brilliant. Summer is going to be 1 long borefest by the sound of things lol

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Puyol and de la Pena represent him.

Pep must have a good relationship with Puyol. Certainly Puyol was happy enough to get Eric Garcia to City.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Why would he not play out of Spain? He doesn't seem to mind playing for France.

People think he is Spanish because he claims to be Basque.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I preferred him to Stones & Otamendi in the first place so won't say 'no' now.

Not watched him in detail since he ditched on the transfer deal but he's appeared to be the same, in the games I've seen in passing.

Could fill in at left back or left side back 3 too, so if they have decided to go back in for him, it's a surprise they give him.another chance, but a no brainer.

No guarantee any cb can fit in quickly in this team, but at least he has talent unlike u know who.

 

[nmc]

People think he is Spanish because he claims to be Basque.

There’s an irony there - I don’t think many Basques consider themselves Spanish and a big part of the Basque region is actually in France.

 

[aguerooooo]

Laporte & Fred would be brilliant. Summer is going to be 1 long borefest by the sound of things lol

i for one will be delighted to not have a will he wont he signing. lasting throughout the summer

 

[BlueDeadHead]

There’s an irony there - I don’t think many Basques consider themselves Spanish and a big part of the Basque region is actually in France.

Yep. Laporte is the odd man out in that squad though...they tend to have very few French players.

 

[citytill1die84]

i for one will be delighted to not have a will he wont he signing. lasting throughout the summer

Haha I actually like them.

 

[razman]

 

[BlueDeadHead]

It's truly amazing how many City fans seem to watch them each week, especially when they're barely on TV.

What TV are you watching? They aren't on every week but they are on my TV fairly regularly.

 

[Burtonblue]

Good player. Has always stood out whenever I’ve watched Atletico
Sign him up Txiki

 

[SWP's back]

Don’t know anything about him but he’s new and shiny so I’m all for the purchase.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

im not sure he's the type of player we need. i think we need someone who will be cover more and alright being on the bench. going to 3 at the back now - i dont think is needed, when we are doing great with the formation we have now. also for me doesn't get ahead of stones or ota.

 

[pudge]

How do you pronounce his first name?

I mean, I know his song will undoubtedly be "Laportio" for whatever reason but still.

 

[RayCTID]

 

[KCblue]

I've made multiple posts this season talking about how it was such a shame that Laporte backed out on our deal because other than Umtiti, who is next to impossible to obtain, this guy is perfect for us. The way I see it, we bring in Laporte now while shipping the Mangler off either this window or the summer, then next season we go with JS, NO, VK, and AL as our CBs and once Kompany's contract runs out after next season we replace him with de Ligt.

Might be getting ahead of myself here.

 

[Barcon]

How do you pronounce his first name?

I mean, I know his song will undoubtedly be "Laportio" for whatever reason but still.

Eric.

 

[Akiva]

im not sure he's the type of player we need. i think we need someone who will be cover more and alright being on the bench. going to 3 at the back now - i dont think its needed when we are doing great with the formation we have now. also for me doesn't get ahead of stones or ota.

That's very short sighted.

By that measure, we don't really need Bernardo Silva either. But here's the rub: they're both 23. Eventually Spanish Dave and Nico are going to decline, or move on, extensions or otherwise. Bringing in Bernardo and Laporte now makes sense on every level. They are cheaper than they will be in a few years. They are ideal and we don't know if such will be available in the future. They will have years of training and development under THE best coach in the sport.

Laporte is the long term partner for Stones we've needed since Pep arrived. There are no other options, certainly none better, and that's why it's back on.

 

[BlueAnorak]

People think he is Spanish because he claims to be Basque.

He is one quarter French Basque so was able to play for Atletico Bilbao. He actually has joint French/Spanish nationality.

 

[CWMCFC]

I've made multiple posts this season talking about how it was such a shame that Laporte backed out on our deal because other than Umtiti, who is next to impossible to obtain, this guy is perfect for us. The way I see it, we bring in Laporte now while shipping the Mangler off either this window or the summer, then next season we go with JS, NO, VK, and AL as our CBs and once Kompany's contract runs out after next season we replace him with de Ligt.

Might be getting ahead of myself here.

I can potentially see Kompany being used as a 4th choice, depends just how much patience Pep has with him. Realistically, if we had a dependable 3rd choice since the start of the season instead of Mangala, the 4th choice option really wouldn't have been that necessary - just the odd cup game here and there and even then, Tosin has filled in on some of those occasions.

If Kompany is happy to be very much down the pecking order, which he has no right to be unhappy about, I don't have a problem with it. If we have adequate cover for Dinho in the DM role (i.e Fred) then Dinho can also cover at CB if we're at dire straights.

I'd go for Frenkie de Jong instead of de Ligt, personally - much more versatile and has the higher ceiling.