🚨🎙️Gilberto Silva on 18-year-old Ayoub Bouaddi bossing the midfield (and why he'd be perfect with Declan Rice at Arsenal):"
🗣️I watched this 18-year-old kid Ayoub Bouaddi dominate the midfield against Brazil in the World Cup and I was seriously impressed. At that age? On debut against a Brazil side? He was everywhere — winning duels, breaking up their attacks, dictating the tempo with intelligent passes, and staying so composed under pressure. His positioning, his reading of the game, his ability to shield the defence and progress the ball cleanly... it reminded me of the balance we had in the Invincibles midfield. This boy has that same calm authority. Imagine him partnering with someone like Declan Rice at Arsenal. Rice brings the power, leadership and defensive steel, while Bouaddi adds that silky progressive edge, vision and composure. Together? They'd boss the Premier League midfield for the next decade. Arteta would love this kid — he's exactly the type of intelligent, ball-winning, two-way midfielder who fits the modern game. Future star, no doubt."