Man City complete signing of Laporte for £57m

Premier League leaders, Manchester City have reinforced their back forces by signing French defender Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao for a club-record fee of £57m.

The club confirmed the completion of the transfer on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old’s arrival takes City’s spending on defenders since the end of last season to £190m.

Laporte becomes the most expensive City player, as his fee beats the club’s previous record of £55m which was paid for midfielder Kevin de Bruyne in 2015.

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“I am looking forward to working under manager Pep Guardiola and trying to help the club to achieve success,” he told the City website.

“It means a lot that the club have shown faith in me and I am excited to get started.”

Meanwhile, the fee for Laporte takes spending by Premier League clubs to £252m this month – a record for a January transfer window.

 

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