Third-highest paid defender in world football to have £390,000-a-week contract torn up


Aymeric Laporte will terminate his contract for £ 390,000 a week with Al Nassr, Talksport understands.

The former star of Manchester City, who is considered the third highest defender in world football, joined the Saudi Pro-Liga outfit for £ 23.6 million in 2023.

Laporte has played 69 games for Al Nassr since entering the club

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Laporte has played 69 games for Al Nassr since entering the clubCredit: Getty

But now Laporte seems to be ready to turn his eye help, even though he had his current contract for a year.

The Spanish international had a difficult relationship with manager Stefano Pioli.

Laporte has struggled to see his trainer at eye level that he has been fighting for the season lately.

He was fallen for the semi -finals of the Asian Champions League in the Asian Champions League against Al Nassr against the Japanese club Kawasaki frontals.

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Since then, the 30-year-old has excluded himself from the squad because he is concerned with his team’s league against Al Ittihad and Al Okhdood.

As a result, the Spanish outlet claims that he should now leave the club in the coming days, although his current deal has expired by 2026.

And Laporte is expected to have numerous options if he is preparing to control life as a free agent.

Before his outcome of his husband City War Real Madrid, associated with a change for the player born in France, which is believed to be on the market for a new defender.

Marseille was also made to snap Laporte, with the French team recently secured the qualification of the Champions League.

However, he will probably have to accept a reduction in wages if he should return to Europe. Only al Hilal interior defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Liverpools Virgil van Dijk earn more as a defender.

Laport will lose his status among the highest defenders in football

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Laport will lose his status among the highest defenders in footballCredit: Getty
Virgil van Dijk recently signed a lucrative new two -year contract with Liverpool

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Virgil van Dijk recently signed a lucrative new two -year contract with LiverpoolCredit: Getty
Kalidou Koulibaly is currently the best paid defender of world football at Al Hilal

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Kalidou Koulibaly is currently the best paid defender of world football at Al HilalCredit: Getty

The former Chelsea man Koulibaly earns in the Saudi Pro-Liga £ 553,225 a week, while van Dijk recently signed a contract for £ 400,000 in Angield.

Laporte was part of a series of top -class names in Al Nassr during his time in the Middle East.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Jhon Duran and Marcelo Brozovic are currently pursuing their trade in the Riad outfit.

Although Laporte was accompanied by a number of talents, it has not made a single piece of silver in the club in almost two years.

The five -time winner of the Premier League with Man City was more second in the Saudi Pro League last year and took the second best in the final of the King’s Cup from 2023 King’s Cup.

However, Laporte achieved international success during this time, who won 2024 euros when Spain played every minute of the KO -rounds.

Laporte achieved great success in Manchester City and won 11 large trophies

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Laporte achieved great success in Manchester City and won 11 large trophiesCredit: Getty

The winner of the Champions League 2023 previously admitted that he had moved to Saudi Arabia for non-footballing reasons.

As in January 2024, he said: “To be honest, many of us also came here for football.

“Many of us are satisfied with this, but I am also looking for something beyond that is not the economic part and the like.

“I expected something different with regard to the quality of life because they spend three hours a day in the car.

“Riad is a waste of traffic that wasted time in the car.”