Alex Aljoe is joined by Aymeric Laporte, who opens up about his bizarre first 24 hours at Manchester City and how Pep Guardiola’s tactical genius shaped him into a key part of the iconic ‘Centurions’ team. He reflects on the influence of club legends like Sergio Agüero, David Silva, and Vincent Kompany, and what it was really like being part of that golden era.
Laporte also delves into his decision to switch national teams, the reaction from critics, and how it felt to lift the European Championship trophy with Spain’s exciting new generation of stars.
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00:00 – Intro
02:03 – Back At Bilbao
04:30 – The Basque Countries Stars
05:22 – A Breakout Season
06:00 – Bielsa’s Connection
08:00 – Joining Man City
09:10 – Playing Under Pep
10:17 – Most Special Premier League Title
12:00 – Becoming A Centurion
13:10 – Pep’s Tactics
14:45 – Winning The UCL
16:10 – Man City’s Influential Players
17:46 – A Big Injury
20:35 – Switching Nationality
23:20 – EURO 2024
25:00 – Lamine Yamal & Nico Williams
27:23 – Motivations
28:30 – Joining Al Nassr
30:20 – Playing With CR7
32:09 – Coming Back Home
34:40 – The Differences To Man City

25 Comments
I'm Eric Laporte. What a player he is, class player. No controversy just football
What a great player, great attitude but great presence on the pitch. Huge salutes
Respected your commitment in every game for Man City. Thank you Aymeric.
What a player for City,remember his first game,him playing left back,solid defender. And the carabao goal vs spurs,wanted to see more of him and Dias,would have been magnificent.
Loved Laporte at City. He came in at a time when our defence needed leadership and a major shake up. Glad to see Alex again missed her on the podcast. Great one guys.
He shouldn't have left us so soon. Him and Kompany together were brilliant.
Totally forgot that this guy played for France at youth level, then change to Spain which was a good decision because they needed him.
I'm Eric Laporte, what a class player.
Class player for City. Outside of getting injured at crucial moments, he was a top top player. Amazing LCB, great composure and ball playing ability with the nastiness and fearlessness to make important tackles. Exactly the type of player I like.
What a player he was for City.
He’s right about those 14 straight wins, the stress nearly killed me too
Alex lookin good!
Was my favorite defender at the club from the West Brom game to 2021, I'm Eric himself🩵
Top player I'm Eric. Was class for City, scored the winner in a cup final. Nothing but respect.
Alex Aljoe in leather is all I need 😍🔥🖤
so underrated during his time in city , pep can be ruthless
I know it wasn't official RIF content, but shout out Alex for her Trent interview as well. What an addition to the team
He was a good servant at Manchester City nonetheless a solid defender who didn’t kick the fuss about.
Mad respect for Laporte! Forever a Cityzen🙏🫡🩵
Great guy, good luck for the rest of his career.
City supporters will always love you, Eric! please never forget it!
I miss Laporte at mancity he was so amazing man left foot was so class
Ghosting in al nasar vs kawasaki frontal 😂😂😂
Cheap defending from him😂😂👊👊
Laporte was fantastic at City, quite underrated for the quality he possesses.
Eric siempre será querido en el City por lo que hizo por nosotros. Una vez azul, siempre azul 💙
Good to hear from Laporte! I noticed all current and ex City players all said the same thing about Pep; he made the players understood football better!