Paris Saint-Germain has made Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi its priority despite pressure from Chelsea and Arsenal. At the same time, the 18-year-old midfielder should choose to represent Morocco, declining the calls from the French national team.
The Gunners don’t want to waste any time. A few days before the opening of the transfer market, Arsenal has officially launched the major maneuvers to secure the services of Ayyoub Bouaddi . The London club would be ready to sign a check of 45 million euros to snatch the gem from LOSC as early as this winter.
The saga is over. This is another prestigious victory for Moroccan sports diplomacy. Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), officially announced this Friday the choice of Ayoub Bouaddi . The LOSC prodigy will wear the Moroccan jersey, turning his back on the French team.
Morocco sees the French threat becoming more specific for Ayoub Bouaddi. Didier Deschamps has personally contacted the young prodigy to lock him in with the Blues, forcing the Moroccan Federation to play its last card: a call-up for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Lille hopes to lock up its gem Ayyoub Bouaddi until 2029, but the pressure is mounting. Arsenal and Chelsea are ready to submit an offer close to 45 million euros this winter for the Franco-Moroccan midfielder, forcing the northern club to set its financial demands higher.
The strategy of Paris Saint-Germain is now clear: to attract the greatest French talents from Ligue 1. One of the targets is a French player of Moroccan origin targeted by Walid Regragui.
The coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui, would be working to convince Ayoub Bouaddi , the young prodigy of Lille, to represent Morocco in the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Ayyoub Bouaddi is included in the preliminary list of 29 players selected by Gérald Baticle, coach of the French U21 team, for Euro 2025 which begins in just over three weeks. Has the young player of Moroccan origin let down the Atlas Lions?
Ayyoub Bouaddi, a 17-year-old midfielder for LOSC, is still keeping the suspense alive regarding his sporting nationality. He is still hesitating between Morocco and France.
Between Morocco and France, Ayyoub Bouaddi , 17, continues to hesitate. The young midfielder of LOSC Lille is not part of the list of players selected for the matches against Niger and Tanzania, unveiled Friday by the coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui.
As the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which Morocco will host, approaches, national team coach Walid Regragui held a press conference at the Mohammed VI complex in Salé to take stock of the preparation of the Atlas Lions. The composition of the team is taking shape, and the message addressed to dual national players is clear.
The LOSC midfielder, Ayyoub Bouaddi, 17, is currently courted by two national teams: France and Morocco.