Manchester City, Lille and Ayyoub Bouaddi
Sunday
Manchester City have agreed a deal worth up to €100m for Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. The 18-year-old Morocco international emerged as one of the World Cup’s standout young players and is now set for a major Premier League move.
Bouaddi will join a heavily rebuilt City midfield following the departures of Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders. His arrival gives Enzo Maresca another long-term central option alongside record signing Elliot Anderson, while Lille secure a huge return on their academy-developed midfielder.