Manchester City are intent on signing Ayyoub Bouaddi for €100m (£85m), Lille’s 18-year-old midfielder who impressed for Morocco at the World Cup.Bouaddi, who is French-born, is attracting a host of suitors following his performances for Morocco this summer, and while the proposed fee is high for a relatively-inexperienced teenager, City view him as a long-term investment.Hugo Viana, City’s director of football, is an admirer of Bouaddi’s technical ability and positional sense and there is scant concern regarding the ability of a player who stands at 6ft 1 in tall to negotiate the physical challenges of Premier League football. Enzo Maresca’s plan is to integrate Bouaddi into his first-time squad for next season.Bouaddi started five of Morocco’s six games at the World Cup, including the 2-0 quarter-final defeat to France. That was only his eighth international appearance, with his professional debut coming for Lille against Ki in a Europa Conference group game in October 2023 . At 16 years and three days, that made him the youngest footballer to play in competition.Signing Bouaddi would take City’s summer spend to £200m on two players following the £116m signing of Elliott Anderson from Nottingham Forest.