Aymeric Laporte joins Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr after completing move from Man City

Spain international defender Aymeric Laporte has completed a move to Al Nassr from Manchester City after signing a three-year contract with the Saudi Pro League club.

Laporte sealed the switch after a reported £23.5 million ($30m) transfer fee was agreed between Nassr and City, and the 29-year-old centre-back becomes the latest in a long line of established stars to move to Saudi Arabia this summer.

Laporte is the sixth major signing made by Nassr, following former Liverpool and Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane, midfielder Seko Fofana from Lens, full-back Alex Telles from Manchester United, and midfielder Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan. Portuguese winger Otavio joined the club earlier this week.

He will also play alongside Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to the Riyadh giants in December last year and has since been made club captain.

Among the many deals involving big-name players to move to Saudi this summer, Brazilian star Neymar has joined Al Hilal in a transfer record €90m deal, Ballon d'Or holder Karim Benzema leads Al Ittihad's attack, and Algerian forward Riyad Mahrez has moved to Al Ahli.

Laporte left City after five-and-a-half years at the club, during which he won five Premier League titles, three League Cups, two FA Cups, and the Uefa Champions League as part of last season's treble-winning season.

The France-born defender immediately established himself as a key player for Pep Guardiola but a long-term knee injury during the 2019/20 season saw him fall down the defensive pecking order. He reclaimed his starting place in the 2021/22 campaign but was again reduced to a squad player last season.

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