The 19 year-old has been making waves this season for the Basque side and has played a pivotal role in their resurgence, where they currently sit clear of Sevilla in the all important 4th spot which is the last Champions League position.
German source Kicker believes that Guardiola is pushing his team to part with 20 million euros to sign the French youth international and would be hoping that the previous big money purchase of Javi Martinez from Bilbao may work in their favour as well.
However, 20 million euros may not be enough because Laporte recently signed a new deal which would see him stay until 2018 and also with a 36 million euro release clause as well included.
Laporte has made 30 appearances so far in the La Liga this season with only two of those appearances coming from the bench.