Spanish sports daily AS are reporting a transfer rumour linking Athletic Bilbao centre-back Aymeric Laporte with a move to either Arsenal or Manchester United, and just to make it more complicated is saying that Barcelona is also interested in the young Frenchman.
So much interest has been showed in the 19-year-old that Bilbao raised his salary in December while getting him to sign a new contract that has a 36€ buyout clause attached with it.
Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal are dazzled [by Aymeric Laporte]. They plan an offensive in June.
Although they have renewed Marc Bartra’s contract, Barca want to sign to Laporte… [Moreover, Barcelona] are concerned that certain English clubs are infatuated [with the player], especially Arsene Wenger.
