A ɾєρօɾτ from Spain has suggested that Arsenal are one of the teams to have the name of Aymeric Laporte on their radar amid doubts over his future from Manchester City.
That ɾєρօɾτ comes fromMundo Deportivo, which notes that Athletic are keen to bring the centre-back back to the Basque club five years after his departure.
It appears that Aymeric Laporte is likely to leave Manchester City this summer. The£57 millionSpain international only made 12 appearances in the Premier League last season.
ɾєρօɾτ suggests Arsenal have had Laporte on their radar
ɾєρօɾτs fromThe Timesclaimed thatManchester City could sell Laporte. Interestingly, it was suggested that he was attracting interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona.
Perhaps Spurs could face competition from Arsenal for his signature. According to the ɾєρօɾτ fromMundo Deportivo, Arsenal and Juventus have had Laporte on their radar.
It must be noted that it is not entirely clear in the ɾєρօɾτ whether the interest is current. It may be that the ɾєρօɾτ is looking at older links to explain why Athletic face such a tough task trying to bring him back.
Arsenal may well however, be on the lookout for another defєɴԀer. The Gunners are working on a move for Jurriën Timber. But ɾєρօɾτs from90minsuggested thatMikel Arteta views Timber as a right-sided version of Oleksandr Zinchenko. So he may not necessarily fill the void at centre-back.
Laporte would potentially provide that cover and competition for Gabriel Magalhaes on the left ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League return – if Arsenal are indeed eyeing a move in this window.
He is an ‘incredible‘ defєɴԀer with potentially a lot more to give at the highest level. So if Arsenal do currently have him on their radar, it could be a good move for the Gunners.
