Annual salary of 24.5 million euros! Former Manchester City defender will terminate contract with Saudi giants and may return to the Premier League next

On May 14, Juan Castro, a famous reporter from Spain's Le Marca, revealed that the Sagittarius League giant Riyadh, where Ronaldo is located, will soon terminate the contract with Spanish central defender Laporte. If nothing unexpected happens, Laporte will leave in the next few days to end his two-year adventure of Sands League. It is worth mentioning that the former Manchester City central defender's annual salary for victory in Riyadh is as high as 24.5 million euros.

This season, Laporte played 29 games for Riyadh and won 5 goals, including 4 goals in 20 games, and averaged 0.85 steals, 0.65 interceptions and 2.75 clearances per game, and sent 1,120 passes and 4 key passes, with a pass success rate of 93%. However, since Riyadh won 3-2 by Kawasaki forward in this season's AFC Champions League Classic, Laporte has been no longer in the team's plan, and he will no longer have the opportunity to help Riyadh win the Sand League championship trophy. Of course, this goal is a bit far away for the victory of Riyadh now.

Laporte, born on May 27, 1994, was from Athletic Bilbao youth training and is now about to celebrate his 31st birthday. Before joining Riyadh to win, he played for 5 and a half seasons at Premier League overlord Manchester City, playing in 180 games in total, 12 goals and 4 assists in various games. He won 15 championship trophys with the team, including 5 Premier League, 2 FA Cups, 4 English League Cups, 2 Community Shield Cups, 1 Champions League and 1 European Super Cup.

In fact, Manchester City spent 65 million euros to sign Laporte in the hope that he could replace captain Kompany as the team's new defensive leader, and Laporte did have this ability. However, the Spanish international centre-back has not had very good luck. His several injuries at Manchester City were all at the time when the team's defense needed to employ people the most. In this case, Manchester City and Guardiola finally gave up their previous ideas and signed the younger Rubendias in the summer of 2020. Although Laporte also performed well in the future and helped Manchester City win the League Cup with goals, his main position is still drifting away from him.

In the 2022/23 season, Manchester City won the European triple-champions League, the Champions League and the FA Cup, but Laporte only played 24 games throughout the season. With Aker injured, Guardiolan would rather let Akanji play on the left than give Laporte on the bench any chance. This awkward reality made Labor finally decide to leave the Etihad Stadium.

In August 2023, Laporte joined Riyadh for 27.5 million euros and signed a three-year super contract with an annual salary of up to 24.5 million euros. However, in the Asian arena, the Spanish international center back did not show convincing strength. Especially after the rumors of having an affair with Real Madrid last summer, Laporte's performance on the court was a little absent-minded. In the AFC Champions League Elite match, Laporte came on as a substitute in the second half, Riyadh scored his third goal, and Laporte was passed by his opponent as a tree stump. Therefore, Riyadh won him out of the house without any grievance.

According to Marca, Laporte's next plan is to return to the top European league, and the Premier League, which he has played for many years, is his first choice. However, no more specific news has been revealed yet, and Laporte's next stop is still confusing. Moreover, after playing in Shazi League for two years, it is still unknown whether he can still adapt to the fast pace and fierce confrontation of the Premier League.