Aymeric Laporte

[razman]

 

[andyhinch]

So is it done ? Great signing if so.

 

[better dead than red]

He spent ONE year at a Basque club. He is extremely talented and THAT is why they pretend he is Basque...

I hope we go in for Iñaki Williams next so we can all decide if he should be eligible for Bilbao. :)

 

[Gabriel]

Jan

In

Fred
Laporte

Out

Mangala
Tosin Loan

Summer

In

Griezemann
Aaron Martin
Maffeo back from loan
Gunn back from loan

Out

Bravo
Hart
Denayer
Yaya
Roberts
Moreno
Manu Garcia
Celina
Danillo
Angelino
Aleix Garcia

That's quite a summer cull. Not sure all those players will be jettisoned in one go.

 

[citytill1die84]

So is it done ? Great signing if so.

Looks like it could be done today mate reports saying he's here or on his way at least.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Bloody hell Johnny Evans looks different

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Bloody hell Johnny Evans looks different

almost looks like he's black

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Never realised Laporte isn’t Basque. Always thought he was French Basque but he’s from Agen

 

[GornikDaze]

Never realised Laporte isn’t Basque. Always thought he was French Basque but he’s from Agen

I once went to a nice McDonald’s in Agen... it’s an omen!!

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Never realised Laporte isn’t Basque. Always thought he was French Basque but he’s from Agen

Grandparents are Basque. Bilbao relaxed the rules from you have to be born in Basque country to play for them to you have to have some kind of Basque parentage

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

So are we going to go to 3 at the back again? This signing could solve the absence of Jesus by pushing the full backs into wing backs and resting one of Aguero, Sterling and Sane each game?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

So are we going to go to 3 at the back again? This signing could solve the absence of Jesus by pushing the full backs into wing backs and resting one of Aguero, Sterling and Sane each game?

Yes. We played 3 at the back until Mendy got injured and as soon as Mendy is back, we'll be playing a back 3 again. Sané is the one that might have to get used to more rotation. Currently he's our width but he won't be when Mendy is back. He may end up playing inverted on the right, since Pep likes to keep Walker back to stop counters.

 

[better dead than red]

Good memory. Pretty stunned really especially after all the reports came out about how we don’t go for players twice (Bellerin, Laporte, sure there’s others). That lined up with my biased POV. That really fucked our first season up which everyone seems to be totally ok with. Not me, we couldn’t get a CB in and that was a major piece of thatbfirst window.

I don’t like how he’s our most expensive player either. I do like my young players though and of course now that he’s wearing the shirt I’ll support him 100%.

@Akiva I didnt think it would happen so good call.

You and your mates first season as City fans in take it?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Isn't his distribution a bit one sided?

I thought LaPorte always passed to the








(Groans all round, now where's that coat)

He is a future star let’s get him on board

 

[vmsuhail]

RedCafe calling Txiki/City as hypocrites for not having enough to spend on Sanchez but then spending close to 100m on Laporte and Fred. Do they not understand the difference between spending on wages and transfers ?

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Yes. We played 3 at the back until Mendy got injured and as soon as Mendy is back, we'll be playing a back 3 again. Sané is the one that might have to get used to more rotation. Currently he's our width but he won't be when Mendy is back. He may end up playing inverted on the right, since Pep likes to keep Walker back to stop counters.

He’s played Sterling in the middle a couple of times and I recon Sane could too. Takes the pressure off Sergio he’s in good form but you don’t want him playing every couple of days.

 

[mancitypj]

RedCafe calling Txiki/City as hypocrites for not having enough to spend on Sanchez but then spending close to 100m on Laporte and Fred. Do they not understand the difference between spending on wages and transfers ?

And also makes for a more balanced squad/team.

 

[Abe Frohman]

Aymeric Laporte

• Loan deals do count

Manchester City
1/12

Skybet were offering 1/5 at 11pm last night

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

RedCafe calling Txiki/City as hypocrites for not having enough to spend on Sanchez but then spending close to 100m on Laporte and Fred. Do they not understand the difference between spending on wages and transfers ?

Wonder what the average age of each teams starting 11s are now with Sanchez in there? Aging full backs, Jones and Smalling are no spring chickens then Matic. Exactly where we went wrong and cost a lot of money to sort it. No wonder they get out run by most teams.

 

[Manchester1894]

In the words of Team America..... AYMERIC-L FUCK YEAH!

(Don't know anything about him but I love saying it... "AYMERIC-L FUCK YEAH!!"