Manchester City complete £85.6million deal for 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi
Manchester City have completed the £85.6million signing of Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, the Premier League club have announced.
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Man City sign Lille’s Bouaddi for 100 mn euros
LONDON: Manchester City have signed teenage Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£86 million, $117 million). City moved for Bouaddi after selling Spain’s World Cup winning captain Rodri to Barcelona and Tijjani Reijnders to Al-Qadsiah, with Nico Gonzalez also poised to leave the Etihad. The 18-year-old rising star was one of the stand-out players at the recent World Cup, helping Morocco reach the quarter-finals before they were beaten by France. Bouaddi will join England’s Elliot Anderson in City’s revamped midfield. “This is a very special day for me and my family,” Bouaddi said in a statement on the City website. “Manchester City are, for me, the best Club in the world. “It’s a dream to be here and be able to call myself a City player. I have spent most of my life working hard to become the best player I can be and reach the top of the game. “I’ve watched City for many years, and I love their style of play. “City always try and play quality football.
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