A number of Manchester City fans are delighted after it emerged the Citizens are in fact looking to hold on to Aymeric Laporte this summer.
The centre-back, who signed for the club in 2018, had a fantastic impact early on his City career, making 35 appearances in the Premier League during his first full season (Transfermarkt) as the Citizens won the title and achieving an impressive 7.05 average match rating from WhoScored in 2018/19.
However, his playing time has reduced since then, both due to injury and team selection decisions from Pep Guardiola. As such, it had been reported that he could make the move to Barcelona (ESPN).
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However, for those who want Laporte to stay at the Etihad Stadium, there has been a positive update. As per AS, City are now looking to keep the £40.5m-valued Spain international (Transfermarkt) at the club this summer, while the Premier League champions do not intend to sign another centre-back this summer.
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The news was shared on Twitter by @City_Xtra, and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters. These took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the reports that Laporte looks set to remain at the Etihad.
Let’s see what these fans had to say about the Laporte news
“Yessss”
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“Nicee”
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“Please be true”
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“Yes please”
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“That’s what I like to see on a Sunday morning”
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“good”
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