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#1 Manchester City: Aymeric Laporte
French defender Aymeric Laporte has been one of the most in-form central defenders in the last three seasons. In January, he earned a move to Manchester City and joined the team that claimed the Premier League trophy.
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A ball-playing, strong central defender, Laporte is a composed player on and off the ball. Signed from Athletic Bilbao, Laporte is a French-Basque player who will be a mainstay in City's defence for years to come.
With hardly any international experience Laporte was not picked and, with the likes of Benjamin Pavard, Raphaël Varane, Presnel Kimpembe, Adil Rami and Samuel Umtiti, the French look solid at the back.
He will have to wait another four years to feature in the tournament. Despite featuring consistently in the first half of the season and getting some game-time at City, Deschamps has deemed the player not up to the mark to make the squad.
