Aymeric Laporte hilariously changes Twitter name after fan confusion

October 03, 2020 • 0 • min read

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Aymeric Laporte of Manchester City on the bench during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg match between FC Basel and Manchester City at St. Jakob-Park on February 13, 2018 in Basel, Switzerland

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Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has changed his name on Twitter after some confusion from a supporter.

City spent £57 million to sign the 26-year-old from Athletic Bilbao two and a half years ago but he only made 15 Premier League appearances last term due to injuries.

After celebrating his return to fitness with a 3-0 victory at Burnley in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, Laporte was engaged in a bizarre Twitter debate with a fan, who apparently confused by the pronunciation of his Basque name.

Aymeric Laporte engaged in a bizarre Twitter debate with a Manchester City fan

The response to this was thousands of City fans hilariously all calling him Eric.

Laporte eventually buckled conceded defeat and changed his username to I'm'Eric Laporte.