- Manchester City signed 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for €95m plus €5m in add‑ons (about $117m), making him the most expensive sale from the French league and the costliest teenage signing in Premier League history.
- Bouaddi — a deep‑lying playmaker known for his tactical maturity — is being viewed as City’s long‑term replacement for Rodri after the Spaniard’s move to Barcelona and Ballon d’Or win; he’s signed for five years.
- The transfer is part of a midfield rebuild under new manager Enzo Maresca (City also bought Elliot Anderson), amid departures like Bernardo Silva and Nico González’s move to Newcastle.
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