Aymeric Laporte eyeing Man City exit with Barcelona

Manchester City centre-back Aymeric Laporte is seeking to go away the membership this summer time, 90min understands, with Barcelona eager to land the Spain worldwide.

Laporte returned from knee surgical procedure earlier this season however has struggled to power his method into Pep Guardiola’s staff. He has featured in simply seven Premier League video games since returning in October, with the boss favouring the likes of Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake in defence. John Stones, who can also be excessive within the pecking order, is simply coming back from a hamstring harm.

Sources have knowledgeable 90min that Laporte has spoken to Guardiola about his state of affairs and, having had it confirmed that he’s now not first alternative, the 28-year-old is seeking to transfer on from the membership this summer time.

Guardiola has publicly confused that he is not going to maintain any unsettled gamers on the Etihad in opposition to their effectively and he’s ready to sanction Laporte’s departure consequently, notably as promoting the Spaniard would assist City of their pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol – their high defensive goal for the summer time.

In phrases of suitors, Barcelona have registered their curiosity in Laporte and 90min understands the participant could be eager to make the transfer to Camp Nou, though Barça’s well-documented monetary woes would make a deal extremely sophisticated.

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that the membership wish to signal a brand new centre-back and somebody of Laporte’s profile – skilled, left-footed and relatively inexpensive – could be their desired addition.

The two golf equipment have already spoken over the way forward for City midfielder Bernardo Silva – one other deal which has been sophisticated by Barcelona’s monetary state of affairs – and now Laporte has emerged as one other goal.

With Laporte approaching the ultimate two years of his contract, City are open to cashing in whereas they’ll nonetheless demand a major charge, not least due to Ake’s emergence as a real first-team choice.

Only Akanji has performed extra minutes than Ake this season relating to City’s defenders, with membership officers eager to reward the Dutchman with a brand new contract to mirror his new-found significance to the staff.