"?Manchester City are said to be growing frustrated with transfer target Aymeric Laporte, with the "?Daily Star reporting that they have set a deadline of the end of June for the highly-rated 22-year-old to make his mind up on a move.
City are said to have offered the Athletic Bilbao star as much as three times his current wages to move to the Etihad, but the France Under-21 international is still stalling on a deal with Barcelona also said to be interested in signing him this summer.
Aymeric Laporte has been handed an ultimatum by Guardiola, according to reports. https://t.co/hqIVFZUquP #MCFC pic.twitter.com/oFU2JBrG2S
Pep Guardiola is said to be a big fan of Laporte, but will also know that too much of a delay in the chase for the Frenchman could leave City trailing in the hunt for other targets - with John Stones also heavily linked with a move to last season's Champions League semi-finalists.
Any deal for Stones will have to wait until after England are knocked out of Euro 2016 this summer, with the Everton defender currently in Roy Hodgson's squad and preparing for their opening match of the tournament on Saturday, which will see them play against Russia in Marseille.
Laporte may also have been at the tournament in his home country, especially with Kurt Zouma and Raphael Varane both out injured for the French, but he's yet to fully recover from the broken leg which ended his season.
Is Aymeric Laporte the answer to @MCFC's defensive issues? https://t.co/WQ14vUCbGM pic.twitter.com/lXQRI05Erg
The 22-year-old wouldn't be the only player signed by City who has some way to go to recover from injury, with Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan likely to miss the start of his first season at the club after he was signed despite a dislocated kneecap.
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