Manchester City break transfer record to sign Aymeric Laporte for £57.2m

• City met release clause in Athletic Bilbao defender’s contract
• Pep Guardiola confirms Leroy Sané will be out for around six weeks

Manchester City have signed the central defender Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao.

The Premier League leaders met the 23-year-old’s £57.2m release clause in a deal that makes him City’s record signing. They paid £55m for Kevin De Bruyne in 2015.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2E1dHe4