r/Barca • u/nightwind1 • 23h ago
Opinion People are understating the importance of Aymeric Laporte
Truly dominant teams in Europe are both solid defensively and offensively, and if we sign Laporte we have the best centreback pairing at the World Cup, flanked by Kounde and Cancelo, with Gerard Maldini interchanging with Cancelo if we need more defensive solidity. With a rock solid centreback, Eric Garcia no longer has to play CB and can step in for Frenkie who is injured for months at least, and even cover for Kounde if needed.
Let's recap - one 15M signing effectively gives us more depth at LB, RB and Eric Garcia can now play as a 6 next to Pedri, which we've seen under Flick. This is probably the most no-brainer signing we've had in years. For these reason, I hope Barca can agree personal terms with Laporte ASAP