Barcelona concede that Man City have won the race to sign Aymeric Laporte

It’s very rare that Barcelona concede defeat in the transfer market but the Catalan giants have accepted that Manchester City have beaten them to the signing of Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, report Sport.
The deciding factor was, you guessed it, the announcement that Pep Guardiola will be managing there next season.

A big move has been on the cards for some time for Laporte. A French U-21 international, he’s been a star in the Bilbao defence for the last four years. His release clause is €50 million so the deal is going to be expensive.
City’s defensive frailty in the absence of Vincent Kompany would give Guardiola licence to reinforce his backline. Manchester United were also known to be after the 21-year-old centre-half.
The ripple effect of the Guardiola coup is only starting to be felt. The fact that City can lure stars away from clubs like Barcelona for sporting reasons rather than simply financial ones is a fascinating development.

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Mysterious headache and stomach pains have killed 16 children and youths in Saburi 1, a village opposite Mopol Barracks along Kubwa expressway, Abuja. Saturday Vanguard on Thursday visited the palace of the Chief of the village, Alhaji Mohammed Yamawo who was said to have traveled out of Abuja for an urgent assignment. Speaking to Saturday Vanguard on the development, the Son of the village Chief, Alhaji Halidu Mohammed confirmed that 16 persons whose ages ranged between 10 and 25 years had been officially reported at the palace to have died within the last two weeks.

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Mysterious headache, stomach pain kill 16 in Abuja community

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