It will cost Arsenal £26m to sign Laporte from Manchester City this summer.
Mikel Artetais on a mission this summer to improve hisArsenalside as they look to challenge Manchester City for thePremier Leaguetitle once again.
According to recent ɾєρօɾτs, the Spaniard could be ready to raid his former employers for the third time in just the last 12 months, with defєɴԀer Aymeric Laporte potentially set to join Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko in making the move from City to the Gunners,
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The Gunners have beenlinkedwith a move for the centre-back recently, although they face some competition with Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in order to land him this summer.
City are prepared to part with the player should they managed to get a Ԁєɑł for Josko Gvardiol over the line and according to Italian outletCorriere dello Sport(viaTEAMtalk), Guardiola has set a €30m (£26m) price tag for the defєɴԀer.
The ɾєρօɾτ also states that Serie A side Juventus are also keen on signing Laporte this summer, yet due to financial problems, they may find it difficult to get a Ԁєɑł over the line which could leave Arsenal and Spurs in the driving seat.
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The Gunners have already signed Kai Havertz from Chelsea, and with Declan Rice and Jurrien Timberset for medicalsat the start of next week, it certainly looks like Arteta isn’t messing about when it comes to bolstering his options ahead of 2023/24.
Another defєɴԀer would give the Spaniard some strength in depth to his squad, especially with the added rigours of Champions League football while also giving him the licence to finally ditch Rob Holding from his squad.
The Englishman was drafted in to cover theinjured William Salibaas he missed the final 11 league matches of the season and the club conceded18 goals during that spell, winning just five of those games as City took advantage and secured the Premier League crown.
Holding played just14top-flight games during 2022/23 and ranked a lowly 17th in the squad foroverall Sofascore rating, while ranking outside the top ten for tackles per game and interceptions per game, failing to have a positive influence in the side during his rare opportunities – hence why its time he was moved on this summer.
Laporte also didn’t exactly enjoy the most productive of seasons for City,starting only 20 matchesacross all competitions as the Manchester side won the treble, however, across the previous 365 days, he has displayed his forward-thinking mentality from the back and this is something Arteta is looking for in his defєɴԀers.
Across Europe’s big five leagues, Laporteranks in the top 1%for progressive passes per 90 (seven) and progressive carries per 90 (2.59), showing that not only does he start attacks from the back via his passing range, but he also likes to venture forward with the ball often.
Holding, by contrast,made just 4.35progressive passes per 90 and 0.53 progressive carries per 90 across Europe’s big five leagues, clearly suggesting that he isn’t even in the same league as Laporte in terms of possessing a keen attacking mindset.
Journalist Muhammad Butt dubbed Laporte as a “beast” previously, and he could become another quality addition to the Arsenal side.
