For more than a year now, Aymeric Laporte has continued his career with Saudi Arabia and the Al-Nassr club. His choice to leave Manchester City for the Saudi Pro League surprised everyone at the time, especially because he was a potential starter with the Spanish selection and this departure for an exotic championship was cause for concern a few months away. of the Euro. But this summer, the 30-year-old central proved that he had lost none of his level by being very solid with La Roja.
Winner of the European Championship, the former French defender silenced the critics and proved that he remained a very interesting defender despite a mixed season with the Saudi team. After his Euro, and while the local press explained that Cristiano Ronaldo’s training was not completely satisfied with him, Aymeric Laporte was quickly associated with European clubs. This is particularly the case of Real Madrid, which was announced as very interested at the end of the summer, especially after the failure in the Leny Yoro case. The Merengue team is even more interested at the moment with the cascade of injuries in defense and the new rupture of Eder Militao’s cruciate ligaments.
Aymeric Laporte wants to return to Europe
Summoned to Spain during this truce, the former Bilbao defender took advantage of his return to Europe to give an interview on the show El Larguero of the Cadena Ser. And the central left-hander sent a message to Madrid management. “The Real Madrid rumor? It sounds good. We must not despise teams like Real Madrid”he first said before continuing. “I’m not really aware of Real’s interest. I read the same thing as you. There is no problem. That seems like a good rumor to me (laughs), I would obviously listen if someone called me”.
But the former protégé of Pep Guardiola made it clear that he no longer really saw himself in Saudi Arabia anymore, and that his plan was to return to Europe. “My idea is to return to Europe, yes. It’s in my head. My whole family is in Europe so…”he confided before talking about his Saudi adventure. “It’s a different culture. What I did was play football, not do anything else. There, I won a European Championship, the best thing of my sporting career. There is still a lot of progress to be made. The country made a strong commitment to football only a few years ago. It will grow slowly or very quickly, depending on how they want to do it. From my personal experience, it has a little bit of everything. I can’t go on the radio. There are some very positive things and others that would be good to talk about. It’s a unique thing. » This is clear.
