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

• City met release clause in central defender’s contract
• Transfer fee outstrips amount paid for Kevin De Bruyne

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 last week in a deal which makes him City’s record signing. They paid £55m for Kevin De Bruyne in 2015.

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