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Man City seal Laporte deal, Aubameyang arrives at Arsenal

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LONDON: Manchester City completed the signing of Aymeric Laporte on Tuesday as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reportedly arrived at Arsenal’s training ground to finalise his transfer from Borussia Dortmund, with clubs scrambling to beat Wednesday’s deadline.


Premier League leaders City are reported to have paid a club record £57 million ($80 million, 65 million euros) for Athletic Bilbao defender Laporte, eclipsing the £55 million they paid for Kevin De Bruyne.


The 23-year-old is also the second most expensive defender in history behind Virgil Van Dijk, who cost Liverpool £75 million from Southampton earlier this month.


Last week, Alexis Sanchez signed for Manchester United from Arsenal in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and with the clock ticking, it appears Arsene Wenger will land Aubameyang to boost his forward options.

“I am very happy to be here,” Laporte said in a statement on Manchester City’s 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.”


City boss Guardiola said Laporte was ready to play straight away but may need time to adapt to the Premier League. “He’s fit, he’s been playing the last period,” Guardiola said. “Of course he has to adapt because the EPL is special in many senses. — AFP


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