Lille ready to sell £85m Liverpool target as Reds prepare to ‘reinforce’ squad

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Ben Jacobs confirms Liverpool are tracking £85m Ayyoub Bouaddi as Lille look ready to sell, with the Reds primed to ‘reinforce’ a key area of the squad. Lille’s stance is firm.

Instead, Lille’s ideal scenario is to strike a pre-agreement or a deal that includes a mandatory one-year loan-back, keeping the midfield sensation in Ligue 1 for just one more season according to transfer Journalist Ben Jacobs Breaking Eden Hazard’s records To understand why Lille are demanding astronomical, nine-figure sums for a teenager, you only have to look at his historic trajectory. He has already racked up a staggering 96 appearances for Lille across three full seasons after fast-tracking his way through the club’s famed youth academy.

Whether Liverpool, Arsenal, or Real Madrid are willing to cough up the €100m required to sign him instantly or if they will cave to Lille’s wishes of a loan-back deal remains the defining question of the summer. One thing is certain: Ayyoub Bouaddi’s days in a Lille shirt are numbered.