Laporte does not rule out Barça move and praises Cubarsí

Aymeric Laporte, centre-back for Athletic Club and world champion with Spain, does not rule out a move to Barcelona. In an interview with La Vanguardia he admits Barça may have been interested in the summer, but Athletic would not let him leave, and the future is impossible to predict. He also acknowledges that time makes such a move harder.

On Cubarsí, 19, he has nothing but praise: «He doesn't make mistakes, and that is rare at his age». Laporte says the young defender once told him he had been watching him since he was a child, and that off the pitch they share a special bond.

He also speaks about Rodri, with whom he has won everything for Spain and Manchester City, and whose quality he considers unique, and about Luis de la Fuente, whom he sees as the best coach in the world right now.