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  "path": "/2026/07/05/man-utd-arsenal-liverpool-sent-warning-ayyoub-bouaddi-asking-price-29048853/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-05T10:17:25.000Z",
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    "It had been reported that Lille were looking for somewhere between £69m and £89m for Bouaddi",
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  "textContent": "Ayyoub Bouaddi will be very expensive if he leaves Lille this summer (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nAs 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.\n\nThe 18-year-old has played a big role in another successful run for Morocco at the World Cup, with the African nation into the quarter-finals.\n\nThe teenager has started four of the matches stateside, including the two knockout successes so far against Netherlands and Canada.\n\nThis summer comes after two seasons in the Lille first team, which have seen Bouaddi rack up nearly 100 senior appearances at such a young age.\n\n##  Don't miss a World Cup moment\n\nEngland's hero (Picture:Getty)\n\nWhat a rollercoaster this has been. Make sense of the drama with **Metro's** free daily newsletter, featuring England updates, match previews and exclusive analysis. Sign up now.\n\nUnsurprisingly big clubs are showing an interest in the teenage star, with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich all believed to be keen on him.\n\nLetang knows he has an extremely valuable asset on his hands and will not let him leave unless an enormous bid comes in.\n\nThe Lille chairman has pointed out the enormous price tags placed on Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali this summer and suggests Bouaddi should be in the same category.\n\nBouaddi has been a big part of Morocco’s impressive run (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nManchester City have spent £116m to bring Anderson in from Nottingham Forest, while Spurs have forked out £100m to sign Tonali from Newcastle.\n\nSpeaking to Eurosport, Letang said: ‘Many clubs are interested in him, but very few can afford him right now.\n\n‘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.’\n\nElliot Anderson has cost Manchester City £116m this summer (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nIt 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.\n\nAsked if those figures were accurate, he said: ‘How to answer that question… Have I spoken, brought up the subject, given a figure? No, never.\n\n‘You have to look at his level. 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.’\n\nLetang has not been afraid to compare the teenager to some enormous names, both in football and in other fields.\n\n‘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.’\n\nHe added: ‘I could mention Rodri, Sergio Busquets, (Johan) Cruyff, (Albert) Einstein, (Lothar) Matthaus, etc. But Ayyoub is unique and is himself, so he shouldn’t be compared.’\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool sent warning over Ayyoub Bouaddi asking price"
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