Aymeric Laporte will soon have been at Manchester City for half a decade, and it's fair to say he has been integral to the club's success during that time.
Since Laporte became City's (then) record signing in January 2018 with a £57.2m move from Athletic Bilbao, the central defender has helped the Blues to win four Premier League titles over the past five seasons.
Regarded as one of the - if not the - best ball-playing centre-backs in world football, Laporte is a crucial cog in Pep Guardiola's team. That has been made even clearer by Pep's eagerness to get Laporte involved straight from the off, as revealed in City Studios' new documentary ' Laporte ABC '.