Athletic defender Emeric Laporte is close to moving to Foggy Albion.
As reported by Marca, Manchester City is close to the transfer of the Basque central defender from Athletic Bilbao.
According to the source, that the management of the clubs reached an agreement on the transfer of the player for 65 million euros, and with the player himself, the "townspeople" have already discussed all the terms of the personal contract.
Laporte will finish its transition as early as this month. In summer, the amount of compensation for the player would have grown to 70 million euros.
In 2016, the 23-year-old Frenchman refused to move to Manchester City, after which the "townspeople" did not attempt to acquire it until this moment.
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