However, Laporte also insists he's happy with his football in the Saudi Pro League.
On the Real rumours, he said, “I am not very aware of it. I have read the same as you, so there is no problem. It sounds good. Obviously teams like Real Madrid are not looked down upon.”
He continued: “My thing is to play football and try to do it as well as possible. I am not going to depend on what people think when making decisions in my life. If I make important decisions in my career or in my personal life it will be because I think it is the best for me.
"Obviously I am not going to do something that could harm me. It may be right or wrong, but you always have to respect it.
“It's a different culture, but I've gone there to play football, not to do other things, and so far it hasn't gone badly. I've been able to win a European Championship, which is the best thing that has happened to me in my sporting career. The way the group plays, how we experience everything from within... It was spectacular."