Manchester City Manchester City break transfer record to sign Aymeric Laporte for £57.2m • City met release clause in Athletic Bilbao defender’s contract• Pep Guardiola confirms Leroy Sané will be out for around six weeks Aymeric Laporte has joined Manchester City from Athletic Bilbao. Photograph: Victoria Haydn/Man City via Getty ImagesManchester City have signed the central defender Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao. The Premier League leaders met the 23-year-old’s £57.2m release clause in a deal that makes him City’s record signing. “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 achieve success.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2018 13:28 UTC