Wow: Liverpool in talks with "perfect" World Cup player alongside 2 big Premier League rivals

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Liverpool are believed to be in talks with highly-rated Morocco and Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, with two of their biggest Premier League rivals also in the mix. Liverpool must give their all in Ayyoub Bouaddi race It may simply be that Bouaddi ends up joining a different club to Liverpool, but they have to look at him as a leading midfield option, pushing hard to bring him in.

Not just because he is such a good player but off the field he is – as we say – the perfect son in law. He has got what it takes to be not only be a fantastic player but a very good human being too and people in Morocco identify with that.” Bouaddi is a complete midfielder, covering ground impressively, possessing great technical ability and having a maturity way beyond his years – he has a 90.5% pass completion rate at the World Cup – and it is no surprise to see such a big battle to sign him this summer.

There are plenty of alternatives for Liverpool if he doesn’t end up at Anfield, from Adam Wharton to Lamine Camara, but he needs to be looked at very closely. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.