Manchester City pursues Arsenal target Ayyoub Bouaddi amid transfer activity

Manchester City is reportedly making strong efforts to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi, an 18-year-old midfielder from Lille, who is also on Arsenal's radar. Lille is open to selling Bouaddi this summer for a fee around £85 million, following his impressive performance in the World Cup for Morocco. Arsenal is expected to intensify their transfer activity after agreeing to sell Leandro Trossard to Besiktas. The club has a list of attacking targets, including Morgan Rogers, Julian Alvarez, and Bradley Barcola, and is also interested in Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes. Meanwhile, Manchester United has signed goalkeeper Karl Darlow and is nearing a deal for Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa.

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