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OFFICIAL: Man City pay Laporte's €65m buy-out clause

Athletic have confirmed that the 23-year-old will leave the club and the Premier League leaders are ready to make his arrival official on Tuesday

Manchester City have triggered Aymeric Laporte's €65 million release clause and plan to confirm his arrival from Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday.

Athletic have confirmed that Laporte's clause was triggered on Monday, with a City delegation in Bilbao to push their first January transfer towards completion.

Laporte, 23, has also said farewell to his boyhood club: "So much to say with so few lines... I want to thank everybody for what you have given me.