Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has signed a contract extension with the club. This new contract will keep him at the club till 2025. Laporte joined Manchester City from Athletic Bilbao last January on a transfer fee of £57 million. Since then, Laporte has made 49 appearances for City across all competitions, scoring four goals and providing an assist.
This season, the Frenchman has been a regular under Pep Guardiola, making 36 appearances across all competitions. He has scored 4 goals and has provided an assist.
After signing the new contract, the 24-year old said, “I could not be happier to commit my long-term future to Manchester City. Since the day I arrived here, I have been made to feel welcome by Pep and all the players. This club offers me everything I need to improve my game. I’ve already made great strides and I want to continue getting better and better. Obviously, I want to win silverware and I feel City is the best place to fulfil all my ambitions.”
Former Barcelona star and Manchester City’s current director of football Txiki Berigistain said, “Aymeric is a huge talent and the fact he has committed his best years to us is something to celebrate. We knew before we brought him here that he had outstanding potential but his improvement over the past 12 months has been exceptional.
We want to construct a young, vibrant side, and Aymeric fits perfectly into our plans. His style of play suits us and his attitude since the day he arrived has been first class. He can be as good as he wants to be, and Manchester City will be a better side with him in it over the coming seasons.”
Laporte will hope to produce a fine performance against Chelsea on Sunday as Manchester City look to lifting their 6th Carabao Cup title.
