AYMERIC LAPORTE NEWS

Laporte's late goal gives Al-Nassr 1-0 win in Asian Champions League

A late Aymeric Laporte header gave Al-Nassr a 1-0 win over Iranian club Esteghlal in the group stage of the Asian Champions League Elite

OCTOBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Laporte blasts criticism of his Spain call-up and says he's in good shape after year in Saudi Arabia

Spain defender Aymeric Laporte has hit out at those criticizing his selection for the European Championship because he plays his club soccer in Saudi Arabia

JUNE 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Laporte leaves Man City to join Ronaldo and Mane in Saudi Pro League

Spain defender Aymeric Laporte is headed to Saudi Arabia to play with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane after joining Al Nassr.

AUGUST 24, 2023

Laporte leaves Man City to join Ronaldo and Mane in Saudi as Chelsea signs Brazilian striker

Spain center back Aymeric Laporte is heading to Saudi Arabia to play with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane after losing his place in Manchester City’s expensively assembled defense

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes shot in league finale Laporte made four clearances, an interception and won one of one tackles in Sunday's 1-0 defeat against Brentford. He also took a shot in the match.

Impact Laporte largely fell out of favor with Pep Guardiola this season as he rarely started the team's most important games even though the manager's rotation policies ensured that he still saw a decent amount of playing time. The 29-year-old center-back finishes the Premier League campaign with three clean sheets in 12 appearances (11 starts), but it would be a surprise if he makes the XI in either next weekend's FA Cup Final or the Champions League Final on June 10.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starting vs. Brentford Laporte (undisclosed) is in Manchester City's starting lineup to take on Brentford in the Premier League season finale on Sunday.

Impact Laporte missed the midweek draw with Brighton due to a minor injury, but he's recovered enough to start in central defense in Sunday's league finale.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Questionable for league finale Laporte's status (undisclosed) is uncertain for this weekend's clash against Brentford, though Man City manager Pep Guardiola said Friday that no player has been ruled out for the...

Impact Laporte has started three of his side's four Premier League games in May, but he wasn't deemed fit enough to feature in the draw with Brighton on Wednesday. He'll be questionable once again for the Brentford match Sunday, with fellow center-backs Nathan Ake (hamstring), Ruben Dias (undisclosed), Manuel Akanji (undisclosed) and John Stones (undisclosed) in the same boat as well

MAY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thrives in rare start Laporte created one chance, made one tackle and five clearances and helped his side to keep a clean sheet during Sunday's 3-0 win over Everton.

Impact Laporte benefit from his coach's decision to rest several starters ahead of Wednesday's UCL semifinal and made his second straight league start, something that didn't happen since prior to the World Cup. And the center-back made most of the new chance, mostly prevailing over opposing forwards while also displaying his passing skills to initiate the offense. Despite having fallen down on the pecking order, Laporte proved once again that he can still be very useful if the back line needs reinforcements during this final stretch of the campaign.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starts in comfortable win Laporte won one of two tackles in Saturday's 3-1 victory against Leicester City.

Impact Laporte made his first appearance for City on Saturday since the FA Cup quarterfinal back in mid-March, and his first Premier League start since the draw with Nottingham Forest the month before that. He seems to have definitively dropped out of the preferred XI in favor of Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, John Stones and Manuel Akanji or Kyle Walker.

APRIL 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tottenham & PSG offered chance to sign Aymeric Laporte Manchester City are ready to sell Aymeric Laporte with the defender in search of first-team opportunities, 90min understands.

APRIL 1, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Aymeric Laporte eyeing Man City exit with Barcelona interested Aymeric Laporte is ready to leave Man City in the summer, with Barcelona keen to sign the defender.

MARCH 7, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Aymeric Laporte eyeing Man City exit with Barcelona interested Aymeric Laporte is ready to leave Man City in the summer, with Barcelona keen to sign the defender.

MARCH 7, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Available against Newcastle Laporte (illness) is a substitute option for Saturday's match versus Newcastle.

Impact Laporte has healed up after skipping two fixtures with an illness but will be eased into action. Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji are getting the nod in the middle of the defense.

MARCH 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Feeling better heading into weekend Laporte (illness) feels better, according to Man City manager Pep Guardiola on Friday. He's in contention to return to the squad for Saturday's clash against Newcastle United.

Impact Laporte has missed City's last two games against Bournemouth and RB Leipzig in the Premier League and UCL, respectively, due to an illness, but he has recovered and should be available against Newcastle this weekend. But Guardiola has a regular center-back rotation with Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker and John Stones (hamstring) all options as well, so even if Laporte is fit it is hard to predict whether he will make the XI or not.

MARCH 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Remains out against Bournemouth Laporte is not in the match day squad to face Bournemouth on Saturday.

Impact Laporte misses out on Saturday's match as he continues to recover from an illness. The defender will look to return next weekend against Newcastle.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Might not be ready Laporte (illness) hasn't been in training ahead of Saturday's trip to Bournemouth, according to manager Pep Guardiola.

Impact Laporte missed Wednesday's match with an illness and appears in danger of missing Saturday's contest, as well. City have enough defenders so this isn't a massive worry, especially considering that Laporte has only started three league and UCL matches since the World Cup.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

De Bruyne, Laporte to miss City game at Leipzig with illness

Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte will miss Manchester City’s game at Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday because of illness

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

De Bruyne and Laporte left out of Man City's squad to face RB Leipzig Manchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipz...

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Won't play Wednesday Laporte was excluded from the 22-man Champions League squad for Wednesday's clash with RB Leipzig. Pep Guardiola said Tuesday that he's dealing with an illness.

Impact Laporte has started three of the club's last five contests, in part due to the injury to John Stones (hamstring). With Stone also unavailable versus Leipzig, the backline for City could include a trio of Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji. Already a fringe starter, Laporte could struggle even more to play regular minutes once Stones is cleared to return.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns for cup match Laporte (back) started and played the full 90 minutes in Sunday's 4-0 FA Cup victory over Chelsea.

Impact Laporte made his first appearance Sunday since the Carabao Cup win over Liverpool on Dec. 22 after recovering from a back issue. Ruben Dias (upper leg) still isn't fit yet, but besides him City has a full stable of center-backs who will likely continue rotating regularly in chase of the fabled quadruple.

JANUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ruled out Thursday Laporte (back) will not be in the squad to face Chelsea on Thursday.

Impact Laporte will miss his second straight contest due to his lingering back issue. While the central defender hasn't played every single week, he has featured in six of his last 11 appearances in the squad and should continue to get regular looks once cleared to return. In the meantime, Nathan Ake will start in central defense Thursday alongside John Stones.

JANUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Late test for Thursday Laporte is considered a late test for Thursday's match against Chelsea because of a back issue, according to manager Pep Guardiola.

Impact Laporte missed the match on New Year's Eve and hasn't fully recovered from the issue. He hasn't played for Man City since going 120 minutes in the World Cup against Morocco. During that period, Guardiola has opted to rotate much of his squad and give a few different players time.

JANUARY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes two interceptions in draw Laporte made two interceptions during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Germany.

Impact Laporte has conceded just one goal in two games but doesn't make as many plays defensively as simply getting plenty of possession. It will be interesting to see how Laporte holds up as the opponents get even tougher than the Germans.

NOVEMBER 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

'Perfectionist' De Bruyne accepts need to adapt at World Cup

Playing for Belgium at the World Cup feels a lot different to Kevin De Bruyne than playing for Manchester City in the Premier League

NOVEMBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spain calls up Balde to replace injured Gayà for World Cup

Spain has called up Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde to replace injured left back José Gayà less than a week before the team’s opening World Cup match against Costa Rica

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS