This is one of the shock transfers of the summer in Ligue 1. After three seasons in Lille, Ayyoub Bouaddi took off to sign for Manchester City. Amount of the transaction: 95 million euros excluding bonus, according to the site Transfermarkt. A record amount for LOSC but not for the Skyblues who, during this transfer window, heated up their credit card.
The English club actually spent 526.2 million euros to strengthen itself, particularly in the midfield, thus dropping 280 million to poach Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea (€145 million) and Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest (€135 million). Two players who will inevitably overshadow the young Moroccan nugget (18 years old).
“I don’t see why Manchester City spent 100 bars on a guy who, a priori, is still going to play very little. Unless of course he makes his mark, which I wish himsays Pierre Ménès in his column Facing Pierrotbroadcast on YouTube. Once again, I find that 100 million for Bouaddi is nonsense. »
Concern for Ayyoub Bouaddi
“But above all, Manchester City spent 370 million on their midfield and it is obvious that Enzo Fernandez is the big recruitcontinues the former Canal+ consultant. And Enzo Fernandez, even in a very different style, still plays in the same position as Bouaddi, so I’m a little worried for the young Moroccan. »
In his first two matches in the Premier League, at Crystal Palace and against Coventry, the former LOSC gem started on the bench, spending a total of only 22 minutes on the pitch. This is probably not what he was hoping for when he joined the Citizens, but he will have to be patient to earn his place in a club of this standing.
