Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte renews contract through 2019, release clause valued at €50 million
Unless another club coughs up a large sum of money, centre-back Aymeric Laporte is set to remain at the San Mames Stadium for the foreseeable future.
Friday saw the 21-year-old defender renew his contract with Athletic Bilbao, as he put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at the club until June 30, 2019 and that includes a hefty release clause valued at €50 million.
Aymeric @Laporte renueva hasta el 30 de junio de 2019. La clausula de rescisión será de 50 millones de euros. pic.twitter.com/Lw6Z3ywl4T
— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) June 5, 2015
Laporte, whose previous release clause reportedly stood at €42 million, is regarded as one of the most promising centre-backs in Europe following an overwhelmingly successful 2013-14 campaign in which his 3.7 interceptions per game ranked second in La Liga.
He took to Twitter to express his happiness at the contract renewal, writing: "Happy and very content to continue pertaining to a club with as many values as @AthleticClub."
Feliz y muy contento de seguir perteneciendo a un club con tantos valores como es el @AthleticClub
Eskerrik asko a todos.
— aYmeric Laporte 4⃣ (@Laporte) June 5, 2015
Here's video of Laporte signing the new contract renewal: