Overview
- Lille president Olivier Létang denied any completed transfer at a July 31 press conference and said Bouaddi remains a Lille player for now.
- Létang confirmed the club has received concrete offers but called them unsatisfactory and rejected loan-back arrangements as unacceptable.
- Lille publicly placed a roughly €100 million valuation on the 18-year-old midfielder and said it would consider only exceptional bids at that level.
- Multiple media outlets report Manchester City are in advanced talks and that Bouaddi is keen to move, but those reports conflict with Lille’s official denial.
- Negotiations remain active and unresolved with possible consequences for Lille’s Champions League planning and for how much top clubs must pay to secure young first-team players.