Luis Enrique refused the signing of Laporte for the Barça

The newspaper "MD" has desvelado, in the last hours, that Aymeric Laporte became a clear option of signing for the FC Barcelona this past summer, gathering even with Robert Fernández and Raül Sanllehí, technical secretary and executive of the Barça, to know closely the offer of the Barcelona club to do with his services.

After this meeting, kept in Saragossa, the central French would have gone out very happy and giving the seen well to his arrival to the Camp Nou, but when seeming the "no" of Luis Enrique would have given course backwards to the negotiations, to the not being convinced the Asturian technician to be the best possible option in the market of signings to reinforce to the saga barcelonista.

Shortly after fichó to Samuel Umtiti, and Laporte finish remaining in the Athletic of Bilbao in spite of receiving a strong tentativa of the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola, to which did not finish yielding. "How it is possible to say him that no to Guardiola? I studied the pros and the contras and had to take a decision", said recently in an interview.

"It called me several times by telephone (Guardiola) and had conversations very long. It is a big trainer and felt me flattered by his interest... But I am happy in Bilbao", added Aymeric Laporte on the interest "citizen".

Now, the French of Basque origin has a clause of 70 million euros and no longer expects that it leave of the group bilbaíno unless some club arrive to an agreement with the Athletic, in addition to with the player. In fact, the quoted half ensures that Laporte so only would do the cases of the Athletic of Bilbao for recalar in the FC Barcelona, something that for the moment is not possible.