Aymeric Laporte

[leo_city]

£25mill!

What a fucking joke if true?

United wanted £30mill for Maguire.

And he did not go. He’s still there, that’s adding the English player tax taking him up to 30m

 

[Cityfan]

Saudis about to sign 29 yo Mitrovic from Fulham 45m pounds.
Fabinho at 29 was 40m.
Laporte at 29 based on various reports 16m or 25m.

makes total sense.

Think the difference is that Mitrovic and Fabinho were still wanted by their clubs whereas Laporte was clearly surplus to requirements here. He probably did not want to sign for a midtable English club and the big foreign clubs who can afford the bigger fees didn't want him.

 

[kun]

First Saudi value signing of the summer. Piss take

I wouldn't say the first:
Saint-Maximin - £23m
Kessié - £10m
Brozović - £15m
Milinković-Savić - £34m
Alex Telles - £4m (on second thought that one might be a rip off)
plus Benzema, Kanté, Dembélé, Denayer and a host of others on free transfers.

 

[WestGorton]

Genuinely baffles me that there weren't more clubs interested. It's a shit fee but I wish him nothing but the best. Always liked Eric

Me too. Class player. I am genuinely sorry if he leaves.

 

[WestGorton]

We don’t screw over players who have gave a lot to us. It’s more money in the pot and wages off the books. Maguire was going to another English club and cost more than Laporte.

Don’t know why people need to get angry with fees. City don’t seem to bothered.

Good point. His contribution is huge and I think the Club will facilitate a smooth transition but really disappointed he is leaving.

 

[wolviedinho]

Good point. His contribution is huge and I think the Club will facilitate a smooth transition but really disappointed he is leaving.

Disappointment is good feeling on this occasion. I was gutted when Gundo left. It means the transfer has worked out in spades. Put it this way I won’t shed a tear when Cancelo goes.

The academy is making good money and the fee for Laporte will keep us in the black and allow us to spend on new players. Such a well run club. Compared to so many it’s some achievement.

 

[WestGorton]

Disappointment is good feeling on this occasion. I was gutted when Gundo left. It means the transfer has worked out in spades. Put it this way I won’t shed a tear when Cancelo goes.

The academy is making good money and the fee for Laporte will keep us in the black and allow us to spend on new players. Such a well run club. Compared to so many it’s some achievement.

I like Cancelo but clearly something happened whatever that was. Better they go for nothing than there be issues. There is a bigger picture now after the treble.

 

[The blue phantom]

And he did not go. He’s still there, that’s adding the English player tax taking him up to 30m

He's still a £60 Million player. Minimum.

Laporte that is.

 

[p.taker]

He's still a £60 Million player. Minimum.

Laporte that is.

Maybe if he was playing on a smaller club, with smaller wages, and he wasn't surplus to requirements.

 

[ganganvince]

Think we may regret this one