Aymeric Laporte
The current first choice center back pairing at Manchester City comprises of skipper Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi. With Vincent Kompany facing injury problems and also ageing, and backup Martin Demichelis walking towards the exit, City don’t have any other center back except for Eliaquim Mangala.
City’s performance has always seen a drop when their skipper is injured. In order to avoid such a situation in the future, Guardiola will surely look to sign a defender in the upcoming summer transfer window.
Aymeric Laporte has been strongly linked with a move to the blue half of Manchester since the past few weeks. Many papers and websites even confirming that his move to The Etihad is all but done. But in football, you never know what will happen
Laporte is young, quick and agile, and by playing alongside Kompany and Otamendi, he will surely gain a lot of experience and grow used to the Premier League. It is a gamble worth taking for Guardiola and City as they are, apparently, already closing in on the 21-year-old French defender.
