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Aymeric Laporte, defending a confined of Luis Suárez

The central decided to remain

Aymeric Laporte against the Barça, the true party of the morbo

Published:27/08/2016 - 10:12h

Updated:27/08/2016 - 10:12h

After the FC Barcelona was very interested in his contracting, Aymeric Laporte bet for being still in the Athletic Club of Bilbao. The defender has all the numbers to be title this Sunday in front of the Barcelona group

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Atheltic Club and FC Barcelona will see the faces this Sunday from the 20.15 hours in Saint Mamés, in a corresponding duel to the second day of LaLiga 2016-2017. A party that always is loaded of football and of tension but that in this occasion also will launch a bit of "morbo" to the subject. The one who goes out after Aymeric Laporte went gone on down the Barcelona team for his signing but that finally did not carry out by the refusal of the player.

The Athletic of Bilbao announced at the beginning of June the renewal of Aymeric Laporte until 2020-by a season more-, going up the clause until the 65 million euros and increasing also the wage of the footballer until the near of 5 million euros by season. It is an inferior quantity to which offered him the Manchester City of Guardiola, and another club interested, but to the player would have weighed him more the heart that the wallet as it confirmed later.

Laporte Had until this moment a clause of rescission of 50 million euros and that, by this price, so much FC Barcelona like Manchester City pretended to do with his rights of property. However, both clubs remained without the possible signing of the French, at least for this next market of signings 2016-17.

"The Athletic was the best for me to day of today, have him affection"

The main reason of the renewal is the enormous affection that has the central youngster French to the Athletic, the club that gave him the opportunity to plough a name in the international panorama, and that will not abandon in the short term, wanting to turn into all a legend between the "lions".

"It has been long to think and to choose the best option for me and have arrived to the conclusion that the Athletic was the best for me to day of today", commented in his moment the footballer through the official channels of the Basque entity, and "happy and very ilusionado" for following linked to the Athletic and have by in front still a lot of exciting challenges dress of rojiblanco.

The Athletic of Bilbao, that knows to retain very well to his stars or of the contrary take out a lot of million euros by his sales, has signed already the sixth professional agreement for Laporte in the three years and half that carries playing with the first team. A sample of confidence and, especially, of the incredible progression that has experienced the player.

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