REAL MADRID could hijack Aymeric Laporte’s move to Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr agreed a fee with Manchester City for the Spain defender, 29.
But Laporte is weighing up whether he fancies the Middle East despite all the riches on offer.
He is also waiting to see if Madrid show any interest after losing their Brazil star Eder Militao to a torn ACL.
Laporte lost his place in Pep Guardiola’s team following the arrival of Swiss international Manuel Akanji last August.
The Spain international was limited to just 12 Premier League appearances.
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Now City have paid £77million to sign Croatia star Josko Gvardiol, pushing Laporte even further down the pecking order.
Joining Al-Nassr would see Laporte link up with Cristiano Ronaldo and former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane.
While the Saudi giants are also reported to be interested in signing Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.
The Brazilian is understood to be tempted by the move with Al-Nassr likely to offer Alisson huge wages.
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Laporte would be the third member of the Treble winning squad to leave this summer following the departures of Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez.
He has two years remaining on his contract so this is perhaps the last summer City will be able to cash in on the defender for a big sum.
He was also spotted taking photos of the Etihad after City’s last home game at the end of last season, hinting he could be on the way out of the club.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
