There was a real sadness for some last summer when Aymeric Laporte left Manchester City – and the defender has opened up about why he had to leave. City signed Laporte from Athletic Bilbao in the January 2018 transfer window, dropping £57 million on the star which was a club record at the time. City signing players for big money in January has never been a common occurrence, but Laporte was clearly someone the club very much wanted at the time. The Spain international enjoyed a fantastic spell with City, although he did pick up several injuries which limited his time on the pitch. In his last …
