5 reasons why Aymeric Laporte could prove to be the best January signing

#2 Left-footed and versatile

Athletic Club v Getafe - La Liga — Laporte can play at left-back

What’s so special about being left-footed? Plenty. For one, he can play on the left-side of the defence and has fewer chances of being wrong-footed by the opponents. Being left-footed also makes him the perfect partner for the right-footed Nicolas Otamendi.

And then there is the fact that he is versatile. His ball-playing abilities also make him a very good player at left-back. Although he hasn’t played in that position for a long time, a part of his upbringing has been in that position.

With a bad injury to Benjamin Mendy, Pep Guardiola has had to use Fabian Delph at left-back. While Delph might have done an admirable job in his new role, Guardiola would like options in that area should there be more absentees.

As a result, with the acquisition of Laporte, Pep has hit two birds with one stone.

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