Ayyoub Bouaddi: Asking price, ‘key’ transfer stance revealed amid Arsenal, Real Madrid interest

Arsenal and Real Madrid person discovered the asking terms and transportation stance of highly-rated midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, according to a report.

The 18-year-old has emerged arsenic 1 of the brightest stars of the 2026 World Cup having excelled astatine the bosom of Morocco’s midfield during the radical stage.

Bouaddi announced himself astatine this summer’s tourney with an eye-catching midfield show successful Morocco’s successful 1-1 gully with Brazil, earlier helping the Atlas Lions assertion an important 1-0 triumph implicit Scotland connected matchday two.

The Lille starlet, who has already played 63 times successful Ligue 1, was an unused substitute for Morocco’s 4-2 triumph against Haiti connected Wednesday, but helium is apt to instrumentality to the starting lineup for their last-32 fixture.

Bouaddi’s notable content astatine the World Cup and awesome emergence astatine nine level is understood to person caught the attraction of respective elite European teams, including Arsenal and Real Madrid.

Bouaddi striving for ‘key role’ amid Arsenal, Real Madid links

It was reportedly earlier this period that Arsenal person opened talks implicit a imaginable deal to motion Bouaddi and are soon expected to array a currency offer.

Meanwhile, ‘positive’ reports person emerged regarding Real Madrid’s involvement successful Bouaddi, though The Athletic claims that the teen is not a ‘top priority’ people astatine present.

The study adds that Bouaddi himself is presently focused connected representing Morocco astatine the World Cup, and would lone see leaving Lille this summertime if helium tin consistently play a ‘key role’ astatine a caller club.

Bouaddi inactive has 3 years remaining connected his declaration astatine Lille, who volition lone entertain offers of astir €80m (£69m) for the midfielder.

Just implicit a week ago, Bouaddi acknowledged that helium is “really happy" that immoderate clubs are interested in his services, but helium brushed speech increasing transportation speculation aft insisting THAT his afloat absorption is connected his planetary campaign.

Capped 5 times by Morocco astatine elder level, Bouaddi made 40 appearances for Lille crossed Ligue 1 and the Europa League successful the 2025-26 season.

Former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud is presently a teammate of Bouaddi astatine the French club, and the 39-year-old recently admitted that “he is the 1 who amazes maine the astir connected a regular basis”.