Barcelona should sign outstanding Aymeric Laporte who has starred for Spain at 2026 World Cup

Barcelona are reportedly funny successful Athletic Bilbao centre-back Aymeric Laporte but presumption a summertime determination for the Spain planetary arsenic 'complicated'.

Laporte has been exceptional for Spain astatine the 2026 World Cup, with the experienced defender playing a starring relation successful his state making the last of the competition.

The 32-year-old has played each infinitesimal of Spain's tally to the last and volition again beryllium successful the XI for Sunday's showpiece lawsuit providing that helium does not endure immoderate precocious fittingness issues.

There has precocious been speculation surrounding Laporte, with Real Madrid thought to beryllium considering a determination during the summertime market.

Barcelona 'interested' successful summertime determination for Laporte

However, a caller study claimed that Los Blancos had turned down the accidental to marque a move for the defender owed to his property and the outgo of the deal.

According to Barca Universal, Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick is simply a immense admirer of Laporte and is successful favour of a determination to Camp Nou this summer.

Such a transportation could spot Laporte enactment up alongside his Spain centre-back spouse Pau Cubarsi astatine nine level.

However, the study claims that Barcelona judge that a determination for the experienced defender would beryllium excessively hard to complete.

Athletic person Laporte connected a declaration until June 2028 and are nether nary unit to merchantability him.

Barcelona presumption Laporte transportation arsenic 'complicated'

Barcelona's contiguous absorption is connected improving their attack, with a woody for Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez their apical priority, but a antiaircraft signing has not been ruled out.

Laporte started his nonrecreational vocation with Athletic backmost successful 2012, making 222 appearances for the nine successful each competitions earlier a determination to Manchester City successful the summertime of 2018.

The defender made 180 appearances for the Citizens, scoring 12 goals and registering 4 assists, up of a power to Al-Nassr.

Laporte made 69 appearances for Al-Nassr earlier a instrumentality to Athletic past summer, and helium featured connected 30 occasions for Athletic during the 2025-26 campaign.