After a distinguished season with Lille, and his brilliance with the Moroccan national team during the World Cup, where he played 5 matches, including the quarter-final match that the “Atlas Lions” lost to France 0-2, the 18-year-old midfielder moved to the English Premier League, and his football career took a major turning point.

“It is a very special day for me and my family,” Bouadi said in statements published on Manchester City’s official website.

He continued, “Manchester City, for me, is the best club in the world. It is a dream to be here and to be able to say that I have become a City player. I have spent most of my life working hard to become the best player I can be, and to reach the top of the game.”

In turn, Letang said about Bouadi, who played 96 matches for Lille while he was still 18 years old, “The first feeling is a mixture of sadness and nostalgia, as a result of the departure of a player and a person, and even one of the club’s sons, from Lille, after we had a very special human and personal relationship with him, as we accompanied him and followed his career and appreciated what he provided throughout his time with us.”

He added, “When Ayoub arrived at the Lushin Center, he was still a teenager. Despite his young age, today he has become a mature player on both the sporting and humanitarian levels, an international player and one of the most prominent talents in the world.” (Sky News Arabia)