Al-Bouaidi to 'Al-City' with €100 million
Young Moroccan international midfielder Ayoub El Kaabi has moved from French club Lille to English side Manchester City on a contract running until 2031, for a fee of around 100 million euros ($116 million), according to Lille president Olivier Létang.
The deal marks the most expensive transfer in history for a player moving from the French league to a foreign club.
After a standout season with Lille and a brilliant performance with the Moroccan national team at the World Cup, where he played five matches including the quarter-final loss to France 0-2, the 18-year-old midfielder is moving to the English Premier League, marking a major turning point in his career.
Meanwhile, Egyptian national team star and Manchester City player Omar Marmoush appears set to embark on a professional stint in the English Premier League via Tottenham Hotspur, after struggling to secure a regular starting place with City, prompting him to seek greater playing time and the opportunity to prove himself with his new club.
Press sources reported that the English club Tottenham Hotspur has successfully secured the services of Omar Marmoush, player for both the Egyptian national team and Manchester City, during the current summer transfer window. The sources indicated that Tottenham will soon announce the signing of Omar Marmoush, without disclosing the financial details of the deal.
British press reports have revealed the date on which Egyptian international Omar Marmoush, a Manchester City player, will undergo a medical examination in preparation for completing his transfer to Tottenham Hotspur during the ongoing summer transfer window.
According to British journalist Mike McGrath in The Telegraph, Omar Marmoush will undergo the medical at Tottenham Hotspur, paving the way for an official announcement of the deal in the coming hours.
Reports state that the transfer fee for Omar Marmoush to Tottenham will amount to approximately 60 million pounds sterling, with the Egyptian international set to join his former teammate Sávio, who also moved to the London club.
