Riyadh Victory offers Laporte a price tag of 20 million euros The Premier League is interested in two European teams

Playing in the Saudi Super League does make money, but there are not many players who can adapt to life there, and some players go to the Saudi Super League to make a lot of money for 1-2 years, such as former Manchester City central defender Laporte.

According to the latest report from British media Caughtoffside, Arsenal and Aston Villa, two European Premier League teams, are interested in Riyadh victory center back Laporte.

According to sources close to Laporte's agent, a number of teams in Europe's top five leagues are interested in the 31-year-old Spanish centre-back Laporte, including Arsenal and Aston Villa. On the Arsenal side, Kiwior may leave, the team is fighting on multiple fronts, and Arsenal needs to strengthen the backline; Aston Villa will also face a two-pronged battle in the Premier League and Europa League in the new season, with Unai Emery the king of the Europa League, Aston Villa eager to win the Europa League in the new season, and the team needs an experienced centre-back like Aymeric Laporte.

Laporte is from Athletic Bilbao, the player joined Manchester City from Athletic Bilbao for a transfer fee of 65 million euros in January 2018, and joined Riyadh Victory from Manchester City for a transfer fee of 27.5 million euros in the summer window of 2023.

The 31-year-old Laporte, who is 1.91 meters tall and a left-footed central defender, has one year left on his contract with Riyadh Victory, which is valued at 15 million euros until 2026. Laporte made 30 appearances for Riyadh Victory in all competitions last season, 25 of them starts, scoring five goals and was a knife-forward defender.