Liverpool are ready to make a move to sign Lille sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi this summer, and are ready to meet the conditions to get a deal done, according to Football Insider.
The Reds have had a quiet summer in the transfer market so far after appointing Andoni Iraola to replace Arne Slot, with Victor Munoz the sole arrival at this stage, while a number of top stars have departed.
The club are expecting a busy window, however, with plenty of change on the cards, and one player who they are keen to bring in is the Moroccan sensation who has lit up the World Cup.
Liverpool Ready to Accept Bouaddi Loan Back
Ayyoub Bouaddi in action for Morocco at the 2026 World CupBurt Granofsky/Cal Sport Media/Sipa USA
Bouaddi, who has been described as 'elite', has shone at the World Cup with the African side after choosing to represent them instead of France just prior to the tournament.
The teenager has been a regular with the Ligue 1 side for two seasons already, and is considered to be one of the top midfield prospects in Europe. Lille knows that he will leave eventually, but would prefer to keep him for at least one more season.
That has seen them demand that if any deal is sanctioned this summer, it comes with a loan-back clause inserted, meaning he would stay in France regardless of the move being completed.
Liverpool had previously been reluctant, since Lille are also demanding a fee close to £100m following the sales of Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali earlier in the window for nine-figure sums, but it has now emerged that they would be willing to accept the conditions to get the deal done ahead of their rivals.
Any deal is expected to go down to the wire because of his participation at this summer's tournament, plus the level of interest, but Liverpool are firmly in the race.
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Bouaddi a Long-Term Option
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While Bouaddi would absolutely be ready to step into the Liverpool team right now and make an instant impact, the lure to getting a deal done is the fact he is so young with such a high ceiling.
It's evident that whoever signs him would be getting a long-term option for the midfield, and Liverpool know that with Curtis Jones likely to be leaving in the next 12 months, plus the likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai being linked with moves away, this would be the perfect remedy to that.
Bouaddi is a star in the making, and Liverpool are ready to make some major concessions to make him part of the squad at Anfield.
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