Manchester City are pursuing 18-year-old French midfielder Ayoub Bouaddi from Lille as a potential long-term successor to Rodri, while fee talks between City and Real Madrid over the Spanish midfielder remain unresolved, The Athletic reported.
Details:
- The numbers: City could spend around £200 million combined on Bouaddi and Elliot Anderson, who has already joined this summer.
- The situation: Rodri has one year left on his City contract and remains a target for Real Madrid.
- Between the posts: City are eyeing Marseille’s Geronimo Rulli as a replacement for James Trafford, who is set to join Leeds.
- Possible exits: Kalvin Phillips and Jack Grealish could leave if suitable offers arrive.
- Elsewhere: The futures of Omar Marmoush, Tijjani Reijnders, and Nico and Rico Lewis remain uncertain amid the squad rebuild.
What to Watch:
Whether City and Real Madrid finalize a fee for Rodri, and how the Bouaddi pursuit develops before the transfer window closes on September 1.
Source: The Athletic
