PSG is becoming increasingly insistent with Ayyoub Bouaddi. The French capital club wants to finalize the signing of the Lille midfielder this summer, per reports.
Long interested, PSG is becoming increasingly insistent with Ayyoub Bouaddi. The French capital club wants to finalize the signing of the Lille midfielder this summer, per reports.
After recruiting Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue, and Lucas Chevalier, Paris Saint-Germain wants to get its hands on a new Ligue 1 talent in the transfer window.
Luis Campos and Luis Enrique, who have been following Bouaddi for several weeks, want to accelerate in this case to secure the LOSC midfielder.
This is at least what journalist Abdellah Boulma reports: the reigning European champion will push hard this summer to attract the French-Moroccan player, who recently extended his contract with his boyhood club until 2029.
"PSG is advancing behind the scenes on the Ayyoub Bouaddi case. Interest has intensified in recent weeks, with several information-gathering sessions and the presentation of a sporting project to the LOSC player. Discussions continue, but Olivier Letang is being demanding," Boulma reported. In this case, the agreement with the player will certainly not be the most difficult part to find.
Despite strong competition at PSG (Vitinha, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz, Warren Zaïre-Emery), the French youth international could quickly be tempted by the prospect of joining the Champions League winner and playing under Luis Enrique.
On the other hand, finding an agreement with Olivier Letang will be a different matter. The Lille president has proven in the past that he is not the type to give away his best players, even less so when they are 18 years old and have three years remaining on their contract, as is the case with Bouaddi.
Valued at $55 million by the specialized site Transfermarkt, the native of Senlis could be the subject of a very big transfer. PSG has nevertheless shown for more than three years now a clear desire not to overpay for players. The question, therefore, is whether, between Lille's demands on one side and Paris' desire not to pay more than the player's real value on the other, an agreement can be reached.
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