Aymeric Laporte

[BringBackSwales]

Feel the same about Bernardo, last 2 summers he’s been available supposedly for £70 mill and nobody has made a serious attempt to get him.

You watch players like Caucedo and Fernandes going for over £100m and they aren’t that great (albeit they are younger), crazy

 

[youngbob]

Can only repeat what I said before. Was the best CB in the league until he fucked his knee. Since then he's been a great servant who's scored vital goals and even played through injury to get us the title in 2022. Sad to let him go, baffled that nobody from England has come in for him, but wish him well.

 

[Sir peace frog]

there isn't the money in europe and he wanted to leave and not go to another premier league club, whatever we sell him for will be booked as a profit, quality player , but if we want those shiny new toys we need to make space in the squad,we have his replacement in gvardiol , good luck to him,he served city well.

although he did have a shit goal celebration :)

 

[Fordyboy46]

Top player before last season infact he was our first choice centre half not too long ago. 23m is a shit fee but what wage was he on, that could've put a lot of clubs off. Only Cancelo to get rid of now, then hopefully news on incomings

 

[domalino]

Feel the same about Bernardo, last 2 summers he’s been available supposedly for £70 mill and nobody has made a serious attempt to get him.

Our wages are very high and our players don’t want to downgrade to a shit team.

Bernardo was only interested in a couple of clubs, and none of them could pay £70m and give him £100m in wages over 5 years.

Laporte supposedly rejected Spurs and others in the PL because he had his sights set higher, but seems like £25m a year is the mark where he says “ah fuck it I can do 3 years of this”

 

[bondsman]

Can only repeat what I said before. Was the best CB in the league until he fucked his knee. Since then he's been a great servant who's scored vital goals and even played through injury to get us the title in 2022. Sad to let him go, baffled that nobody from England has come in for him, but wish him well.

Spot on. I’ve loved watching him play for us. One of best footballing Centre Backs I’ve ever seen. Stepped up crucially when every other sod was injured.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Our wages are very high and our players don’t want to downgrade to a shit team.

Bernardo was only interested in a couple of clubs, and none of them could pay £70m and give him £100m in wages over 5 years.

Laporte supposedly rejected Spurs and others in the PL because he had his sights set higher, but seems like £25m a year is the mark where he says “ah fuck it I can do 3 years of this”

Imagine having to choose between Spurs and Saudi.

Imagine having to choose between playing with a load of nobodies for some no mark team run by a despotic lunatic….or going to Saudi.

 

[Summerbuzz]

It is a little odd. I expect it makes sense to him, to complete 1-3 years, then go to Bilbao.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Lateral knee injuries seem to affect footballers more than ACLs these days. Laporte didn’t play much last season, so maybe clubs were worried about him long term.

I guess the fee covers what’s left of his book value and we all move on.

Strange though that nobody was willing to punt £25m on him.

 

[wolviedinho]

I reckon he was holding out for a move abroad. Laporte has wanted a return to Spain for a few years now. No team has bid anything that is acceptable so the next best solution for him is to get paid a bucket load. City receive a reasonable fee and all parties leave in good terms. Laporte goes to Spain in a few years.

The end. Wonderful player who has not let himself down at city.