Aymeric Laporte became the latest superstar to go to Saudi Arabia as he completed his move to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr on a three-year deal on Thursday.
Al-Nassr announced the signing of the 29-year-old on their X, formerly known as Twitter, account with a caption: “We have officially signed the Spanish star Aymeric Laporte Let’s welcome the treble champion & Spain national team defender #LaporteIsYellow.”
Laporte said goodbye to European champions Manchester City after five-and-a-half successful years.
The Spanish defender joined the club in 2018 and won 13 major honours for Pep Guardiola’s side.
On Wednesday (August 23), the Spaniard confirmed his departure with a series of posts on X where he said goodbye to City fans.
“Dear Cityzens, today I wanted to share a story with you... It has lasted for five and a half unforgettable years. Plenty of memories that I will keep forever close to my heart,” he began.
“It’s always easy to think of the good ones : the trophies, the wins, the goals, the tackles and the big fights in the Premier League. But I will also remember the bad ones: the injuries and being sidelined, the defeats and the mistakes I may have made.
“I want to thank everyone who made this journey possible: the @mancity board, the coaches and the whole staff, every single teammate I shared the dressing room with, and of course all of you.
“It was an honor and a pleasure to wear these colors, and I hope you will remember me in a good way for this. Thank you again for everything. I wish you the best of luck for the future and I will always keep an eye on you guys. Until we meet again, Aymeric,” the post concluded.
The centre-back will now link-up with former Manchester United left-back Alex Telles in defense, Marcelo Brozovic and former Newcastle midfielder Seko Fofana in midfield, and Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in the attack.
With all these reinforcements, it can be said that Al-Nassr are now ready to challenge for the Saudi Pro League title
