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New Manchester City signing Ayyoub Bouaddi says it is a "dream" to join "the best club in the world". The 18-year-old Morocco midfielder has moved from Lille in a £85.6m deal and signed a five-year deal with City. Enzo Maresca's side moved to sign Bouaddi after selling central midfielders Rodri to Barcelona in a £65m deal, Tijjani Reinders to Al-Qadsiah for £52m and agreeing to let Nico Gonzalez join Newcastle in a deal worth up to £52m.
Manchester City confirmed the signing of teenage Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi on Wednesday and links to Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez continue. Meanwhile, with Nico Gonzalez and Omar Marmoush on the verge of leaving the club, we asked whether you are concerned by the number of players exiting during the summer transfer window. To get two young but already proven talents like Anderson and Bouaddi in return seems like good business.
CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle have NOT given up hope of signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo before the transfer deadline despite Lille's £60m asking price.
The £85m midfielder passed his exams a year early, is studying for a degree and is ready to tackle Premier League learning curve“He’s like a computer,” the former Lille head of academy recruitment Mathieu Frison says of the £85m Manchester City recruit Ayyoub Bouaddi. “You teach him something, he learns it and can do it immediately.” Bouaddi has the mountainous challenge at his new club of replacing the best central midfielder in the world. It would be difficult for any player but at 18 years old it feels monumental, although those who know the Morocco international best would not bet against him.Bouaddi has known only Lille and Ligue 1 but is entering one of the biggest clubs in the world where a season without a trophy is deemed a failure. For someone so young, however, he has plenty of experience. He made his European debut three days after his 16th birthday and has played three full seasons in the first team, culminating in a place at the World Cup this summer. Continue reading...
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