Arsenal have made a formal approach to sign talented young Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in France this week
ARSENAL may have one of the best squads in the Premier League right now, but boss Mikel Arteta is constantly looking for ways to keep the squad fresh, hungry and competing at the very highest level that they can.
And that has led to reports in the media which have claimed the Gunners have identified Bouaddi as a transfer target and RMC Sport say they have now moved to explore an agreement for the 18-year-old.
PSG want to keep the biggest young talents in France in Ligue 1 but Arsenal have made an approach for Bouaddi in a bid to move ahead of their rivals in the race to sigh him. The news comes after Bouaddi admitted that he will decide his future in the summer.
Bouaddi recently said: “I have extended until 2029 and next year is still far away. “I am focused on this season and we have things to fight for.
“As I also said to the president (Olivier Letang), at the end of the season, there will be a choice to be made, and anything can happen. We don’t know what will happen.”
IcFootballnews Says…
For such a young man to move abroad would be a massive decision to make, especially as he is developing very nicely in Ligue i and with his current club. But the opportunity to join Arsenal would be hard to turn down.
If he was to move abroad, ARSENAL would give him the opportunity to develop and impress in that first team, they dont just let young signings go to waste and get lost in the system, they actually present opportunities.
However – staying in France for now is the best option, he does not need to move away from Lille or even his homeland, he is very young.
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