Man City weigh £85m Bouaddi move as Everton eye Rico Lewis
Pep Guardiola says he could have stayed at Man City but left as he ‘didn’t have the energy’ for games every three days. After six Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League, he handed over to Enzo Maresca.
City Football Group’s £8.4m bid for Flamengo centre-back João Victor has been rejected. CFG have a development pathway planned via a satellite club, with expectations in Brazil of an improved proposal.
Everton are targeting Man City’s Rico Lewis in a deal of around £30m. David Moyes admires his versatility at right-back, left-back and midfield. City are prepared to listen to offers as Enzo Maresca assesses the 21-year-old’s future.
Rodri has shone for Spain at the World Cup, leading passing metrics and duels after early criticism. With one year left on his Man City deal and Elliot Anderson signed, his future is a live talking point.
Leeds are pursuing Man City goalkeeper James Trafford at around £40m. Wages and competition from Newcastle, Aston Villa and Tottenham complicate a deal, with Enzo Maresca and Hugo Viana open to a sale.
Angers goalkeeper Max-Edgar Chabot, 18, is on the verge of joining Man City. Talks are advanced and a youth-team start is likely as City continue to scout the French market alongside the Elliot Anderson deal.
Intermediaries have offered Man City’s Phil Foden to Milan as a potential Rafael Leao replacement for €50-60m. Any move would depend on Leao’s sale and City landing a marquee successor, with Enzo Fernández cited as the ideal target.
PSG may sell teenager Ibrahim Mbaye, with Manchester City ‘taking a close interest’. Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are also keen as the winger pushes for first-team football.
Sporting’s Francisco Trincão is stalling on a €45m move to Al Ahli, holding out for Tottenham or Man City. Neither club has made an offer yet, with the winger preferring a Premier League switch.
City are pursuing Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi, valued at around £85m, with an immediate first-team pathway under Enzo Maresca. Talks involve sporting director Hugo Viana, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United also in the chase after the Morocco midfielder’s standout 2026 World Cup.
Köln are close to signing City winger Reigan Heskey permanently for €2m on a deal to 2030 after his medical, following Jahmai Simpson-Pusey’s permanent move from City. Heskey made his senior debut for City in the EFL Cup.
Tottenham plan to accelerate a move for Man City winger Savinho, their ‘chosen target’ for a wide role. City must decide whether to keep him under Enzo Maresca or sell to fund other business, with Spurs pushing for talks.
