Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
⚽️ #ManchesterCity has reached an agreement with #Lille to sign 18-year-old Morocco midfielder #AyyoubBouaddi in a deal that could be worth up to £85.6 million.
❗️The reported package includes an initial £81.4 million fee plus £4.2 million in potential add-ons. If the full amount is reached, Bouaddi would become the most expensive teenage signing in #PremierLeague history.
🇲🇦Bouaddi represented Morocco at the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup, starting five of their six matches as the Atlas Lions reached the quarter-finals. He also made 30 #Ligue1 appearances for Lille last season.
😍The teenager is set to become the latest addition to Enzo Maresca's revamped City midfield following the £116 million arrival of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.
⚽️ #ManchesterCity has reached an agreement with #Lille to sign 18-year-old Morocco midfielder #AyyoubBouaddi in a deal that could be worth up to £85.6 million.
❗️The reported package includes an initial £81.4 million fee plus £4.2 million in potential add-ons. If the full amount is reached, Bouaddi would become the most expensive teenage signing in #PremierLeague history.
🇲🇦Bouaddi represented Morocco at the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup, starting five of their six matches as the Atlas Lions reached the quarter-finals. He also made 30 #Ligue1 appearances for Lille last season.
😍The teenager is set to become the latest addition to Enzo Maresca's revamped City midfield following the £116 million arrival of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.
