Man City hold direct talks to sign £69m Arsenal and Liverpool transfer target
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty) Manchester City have joined Arsenal and Liverpool in the race to sign breakout World Cup star Ayyoub Bouaddi, according to reports. Ayyoub Bouaddi has been a breakout star of this World Cup (Picture: Getty) However, Fabrizio Romano suggests that City are not currently looking to sign Bouaddi this summer, telling his YouTube channel: ‘Manchester City have genuine interest in Bouhadi.
He’s one of the players being considered by Manchester City eventually for summer 2027. ‘I’m told that Paris Saint-Germain have also been in touch with people close to the player. PSG have different priorities in attack and defence, but Paris Saint-Germain have also been in touch with people close to the player to understand the situation. ‘Arsenal and Liverpool had meetings before the World Cup for this boy, so both clubs were already tracking him.
Manchester City are in a conversation for 2027, so there is going to be a lot of movement.’ Several top European clubs are interested in the Lille midfielder (Picture: Getty) Speaking earlier in the World Cup, former France striker Olivier Giroud heaped praise on Bouaddi, describing his Lille teammate as a ‘complete’ player. ‘I’ve been amazed by his maturity and also his entourage is really good,’ Giroud told BBC Radio 5 Live. ‘His head is well done in the sense that he is calm, confident, he’s staying himself. ‘It’s a gift to have him in the team and I think Morocco is very, very pleased to have him. Patrick Vieira… maybe there’s a lack of power to compare with Patrick Vieira, but he will get stronger and bigger. ‘Over £60-70m, the prices now, I think it’s going to be tough to keep him at Lille, but he’s a complete player, he’s very versatile, he’s all over the place, a bit like N’Golo Kante.’ Asked about speculation over his future, Bouaddi recently told The Athletic: ‘I’m really happy to know that some clubs are interested in me. ‘But for now I’m only focused on the World Cup and we will try to give everything to do our best.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page.