Ayyoub Bouaddi. You are a superstar. International tournaments are made for greatness, and this 18-year-old was a star on his World Cup debut. 91% pass accuracy. Six ball recoveries. Five interceptions. Nine duels won. Make way for the future of Moroccan football.
Arsenal offered Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis. Sporting director Andrea Berta actively pursuing £35m deal after assistant Maurizio Micheli watched the Greece international play v Sweden last week. Mikel Arteta on board with possible signing. https://t.co/WVvyaF3I84
Arsenal are in direct contact with Club Brugge to sign Christos Tzolis. As I reported earlier, player is very keen but the fee will be key. Data team at Arsenal highly impressed for a while with Greek winger.
Market opportunity which wont affect main target or Monga deal.
Ayoub Bouaddi with a sensational performance for the entire match. The physicality & duelling to dominate Brazil’s midfield. He had the composure & press resistance to wait for the right pass to open up. And he even carried over distance. Phenomenal display as Morocco’s 6.
Ayyoub Bouaddi has those Vieira / Diaby type long legs that allows him to tackle for all directions, and drive through the middle with big, rangey strides. This is an #Arsenal heritage style midfielder, and one that would be a decade long investment.
as a kid I knew I never wanted to drive a Volvo or have to wear a suit to work because I didn’t have the choice
thank you God for delivering me from this reality.
Precocious talents often light up World Cups, but rarely from central midfield. Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi is already bucking that trend.
The conventional wisdom is that players need time to develop physically, as well as master the understanding required to dictate play from the middle. But on the physical front, there are no issues. Bouaddi has a relentless engine and was one of the few players who did not wilt in the heat as Morocco drew with Brazil
His game intelligence is perhaps unsurprising given he is studying for a degree in mathematics, and it is clear geometry is a strong suit given his instinctive understanding of space and where to position himself
@Conor0Neill_ assesses a young genius at work.
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