Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool sent warning over Ayyoub Bouaddi asking price

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Ayyoub Bouaddi will be very expensive if he leaves Lille this summer (Picture: Getty Images) As Ayyoub Bouaddi continues to impress at the World Cup, Lille chairman Olivier Letang has suggested he will cost interested parties an eye-watering amount of money. Bouaddi has been a big part of Morocco’s impressive run (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester City have spent £116m to bring Anderson in from Nottingham Forest, while Spurs have forked out £100m to sign Tonali from Newcastle.

Speaking to Eurosport, Letang said: ‘Many clubs are interested in him, but very few can afford him right now. ‘He’s already one of the best midfielders in the world and still has significant room for improvement. He’s only 18 and has his whole future ahead of him.

He’s focused on continuing to develop and winning everything.’ Elliot Anderson has cost Manchester City £116m this summer (Picture: Getty Images) It had been reported that Lille were looking for somewhere between £69m and £89m for Bouaddi, but Letang suggests it would take more than that to sign the midfielder. How much have players like Anderson or Tonali been sold for, who are much older, but without room for improvement, so you have an idea of ​​the value of Ayyoub, who has a unique profile at only 18 years old.’ Letang has not been afraid to compare the teenager to some enormous names, both in football and in other fields. ‘Having worked with him for over three years, I can say he’s an extraordinary young man, unique in every way,’ he said of Bouaddi. ‘He belongs among the true sportsmen like Victor Wembanyama, Paul Seixas, Leon Marchand, or Kylian Mbappe.’ He added: ‘I could mention Rodri, Sergio Busquets, (Johan) Cruyff, (Albert) Einstein, (Lothar) Matthaus, etc.