Rio Ferdinand don tok say im heart pain am well well because Manchester United no finish the deal to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi before the Moroccan midfielder join Manchester City. Ferdinand yan am for im YouTube channel, and e no hide say the situation dey worry am.
Bouaddi na 19-year-old midfielder. E join Manchester City from Lille during the summer transfer window after im form for Lille and Morocco make plenty clubs chase am. Manchester City also sign Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez, while Manchester United side wey Michael Carrick dey handle bring in Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos.
Ferdinand explain say Manchester United ‘were in for him, 100 per cent, but the fee was just too much.’ E add say Bouaddi transfer fee na the same amount as Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans combined. Ferdinand talk say: ‘I’m so gutted, so gutted. He’s so calm under pressure.’
The moment wey pain Ferdinand pass na when Bouaddi come off the bench for Manchester City against Paris Saint-Germain for Champions League last week. Ferdinand talk say the small cameo show Paris Saint-Germain say dem fit don miss somebody wey dey dia doorstep when the boy dey play for France. E also yan say Manchester City get plenty games to share the load, but because of Bouaddi age, dem fit dip am in and out, even though e believe the midfielder na incredible footballer.
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca dey ease Bouaddi into the team. Before e start am alongside Mateo Kovacic for the 3-2 win over Ipswich on the weekend, Maresca praise the teenager. Maresca talk say: ‘Ayyoub, first of all, is a fantastic player. The good thing about Ayyoub is that when he’s on the pitch he’s also improving the ones around him and this is what top players do.’
FootballTransfers report say Bouaddi only start three games since e move to Manchester City, but e catch eye when e come on against Paris Saint-Germain and dem expect am to play prominent role for Etihad Stadium over the coming months. The report add say e get over five-and-a-half years remaining for im Manchester City contract. On the fee, The Mirror put am at £85million, while FootballTransfers talk say €95million.
