Manchester City have agreed a deal with Lille for Morocco international midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi worth up to £86m (€100m).
City are paying a fixed fee of £81.3m plus £4.3m in add-ons.
The 18-year-old is set to become the most expensive teenage signing in Premier League history, surpassing the £58.9m Manchester United committed to paying Lille for Leny Yoro in 2024.
Lille have secured the fee they were holding out for in negotiations for Bouaddi, who was one of the breakout stars of this summer's World Cup with Morocco.
City are working to rebuild their midfield after the departures of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Tijjani Reijnders.
They are also interested in Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez and Roma's Manu Kone as potential options to further bolster midfield amid uncertainty over Newcastle target Nico Gonzalez's future.
Bouaddi's arrival will follow City's record-breaking £116m deal to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest earlier in the window.
The teenager is capable of operating as a defensive midfielder or in a more advanced role, giving City further versatility in midfield.
tetikmsty
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us supporters we don't get paid so even pa 4000000 u can buy him no problem
Gaikai33
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please man we need good performance here at city okay
Gajaak
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just shut your big mouth, stupid man
You don’t have to insult people if you disagree with them.
wucaceklnt
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I think city this season will be empty handed 🤔🤔🤔🤔😝😝😝
Bohabkost
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this is insane too much money🤣🤣🤣🤣
Vuadeilntu
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welcome to man city 🩵🩵🩵🩵
viddimru
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Transfer market is officially MONEY LAUNDERING. First of all Lille fc doesn’t have a player value 100mil, next thing Bouaddi only has one good game at the World Cup and it was against Brazil. So you telling me this 18 yrs old kid worth 100 mil. Hell no str8 MONEY LAUNDERING.
just shut your big mouth, stupid man
Binlause
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which world?
Earth
Binlause
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I have a thinking that pep saw what was coming.. City might be like utd in the post fergie era.
Stupid don't compere Manchester United to City... If it was Manchester United playing against Bournemouth I bet it could have lost
Binlause
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I just hope he'll worth his money, unlike Anderson
Anderson was a beast in midfield my guy, did you even watch the match he was the only one showing up in the middle
paoabiouz
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just £1m Give me Brother 🤲
jehaeikr
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we need more signings
wakabcmpsy
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table table premier league
Titlmpyz
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I just hope he'll worth his money, unlike Anderson
6bossjuju
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Transfer market is officially MONEY LAUNDERING. First of all Lille fc doesn’t have a player value 100mil, next thing Bouaddi only has one good game at the World Cup and it was against Brazil. So you telling me this 18 yrs old kid worth 100 mil. Hell no str8 MONEY LAUNDERING.
yoeaeprtu
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I have a thinking that pep saw what was coming.. City might be like utd in the post fergie era.
He just finished serving his term in office bro
Reydeiloz
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hapadnpsyz
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I have a thinking that pep saw what was coming.. City might be like utd in the post fergie era.
ciyeiklmrt
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this is criminal what if he fails to prosper
DanKatela
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More signings 🩵🩵 Welcome to the best club in the world
which world?
Febbdemp
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18 year old as defensive midfielder city is mad
mesabelouy
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city pls sign R defender,C defender n Defensive midfielder
Soubcmpsu
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hmm
dizakoprsz
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More signings 🩵🩵 Welcome to the best club in the world