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Former Man City star could be axed by new club just one year after leaving Premier League champions

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Published 15:13 15 May 2024 GMT+1

Former Man City star could be axed by new club just one year after leaving Premier League champions

A former Manchester City star could depart his new club just one year after leaving the Premier League champions.

Chris Byfield

Chris Byfield

A former Manchester City star could depart his new club just one year after leaving the Premier League champions.

Several long-serving City players left the club in the wake of their historic treble-winning campaign, including Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Aymeric Laporte.

Indeed, the latter was among a contingent of European stars to be lured to the Saudi Pro League last summer, signing for Al Nassr.

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However, after just one season the Spain international could be set to leave the club.

According to transfer guru Rudy Galetti, Al Nassr are looking to sell first-team stars to make room in their ‘foreigners list’ for new arrivals this summer.

Saudi Pro League sides are only allowed to register 10 non-Saudi players in their squads, while only eight can feature in each match.

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And according to Galetti, Al Nassr are willing to make Anderson Talisca “expendable” in the summer, while former Arsenal shot-stopper David Ospina will be allowed to leave on a free transfer.

The Saudi club could also reportedly sell Laporte should a good bid come in for the 29-year-old.

Laporte could leave Al Nassr this summer (Getty)
Laporte could leave Al Nassr this summer (Getty)

In January, Laporte claimed that many players who joined the Saudi Pro League, including himself, were "dissatisfied," citing working conditions and broken promises.

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"It's a big change compared to Europe, but in the end it's all adaptation," Laporte told Spanish newspaper Diario AS. "They haven't made it easy for us. In fact, there are many players that are dissatisfied.

“They do look after us but not enough for my liking. That is to say, in Europe, they pay you a good salary, but they take better care of you.

"I speak from my own experience and I don't know what the experience of others is like.

“For my part, what I have seen is that they try to bring you in, but then there is the day-to-day life and that is different."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Manchester City, Aymeric Laporte, Saudi Pro League, Al Nassr, Transfer News

Chris Byfield
Chris Byfield

Sport journalist with experience writing on football, rugby, boxing and the Olympics. I'm also a Crystal Palace fan. Please don't hold this against me.

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