Laporte becomes the Premier League leaders’ record signing in a deal worth €65 million and has signed a deal at the Etihad Stadium until 2023. He will wear the number 14 shirt.
Defensive reinforcements acquired! 💪🇫🇷
Please #welcomeaymeric to the Club! pic.twitter.com/cDu4FWOKlb
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 30, 2018
“I am very happy to be here,” Laporte told the club’s official website.
“City are a club with a lot of ambition and they are one of the best teams in Europe. I am looking forward to working under Pep Guardiola and trying to help the Club to achieve success.
“It means a lot that the Club have shown faith in me and I am excited to get started.”
City’s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain added: “We are delighted to have signed Aymeric. We have assessed defensive options and he is a player we have admired for a long time.
“With his quality and ability to play out from the back, we feel Aymeric will fit in perfectly with Pep Guardiola’s playing style.”