Man City in advanced talks for £85m Bouaddi, 18

Manchester City are in the final stages of acquiring Ayyoub Bouaddi who plays as an 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder at French club Lille according to BBC reports. The Premier League team intends to finish their transfer agreement during this week after they decided to transfer their first-choice midfielder Rodri to Barcelona for an estimated £65 million fee. Lille established their valuation of Bouaddi at about 100 million euros which translates to roughly £85.6 million. Bouaddi attracted attention during the World Cup summer tournament because he played in five of Morocco's six matches which helped the team reach the quarter-finals. The player demonstrated his skills during Lille's Champions League victory against Real Madrid which took place in 2024. The player appeared for Lille during his first match when he reached age 16 in October three days after his birthday.