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🚨Chelsea are continuing to monitor Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, with club scouts understood to have been present during the Morocco vs Brazil match to take a closer look at the young midfielder. Bouaddi has been attracting strong interest across Europe due to his maturity, technical quality, and ability to play under pressure despite his young age. Chelsea’s scouting team are believed to be assessing how he performs in a high-intensity international environment, especially against top-level opposition like Brazil. The club see Bouaddi as a profile that fits their long-term midfield strategy. He is comfortable receiving the ball in tight spaces, progresses play well, and has the intelligence to operate as a deep midfielder or box-to-box option. At this stage, Chelsea’s interest is still at the scouting and monitoring phase, with no confirmed bid yet. However, his performance against Brazil could play an important role in how seriously Chelsea decide to move in the coming months.

Ayyoub Bouaddi., Florentino Perez don’t sleep on this one

Ayyoub Bouaddi on his future: 🗣 “I’m really happy to know that some clubs are interested in me but for now I’m only focused on the WC and we will try to give everything to do our best.” ~ @David_Ornstein

The African Redondo… Ayyoub Bouaddi - All Touches/Tackles vs Brazil! #morocco #fifaworldcup

Ayyoub Bouaddi is sensational— he’s just 18

🚨Carlo Ancelotti on Moroccan wonder Kid Ayyoub Bouaddi performance against Brazil. 🗣️ I've coached young midfield players in recent years like Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler at Real Madrid but this kid Ayyoub Bouaddi is special. He reminded me of players like Sergio Busquets, André Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez in their prime. He didn't perform like he's 18. I watched Casemiro and his teammates got tired of pressing him. His composure with the ball is like that of Zinedine Zidane and I must give credit to Moroccan national team coach Mohamed Ouahbi for starting him against us. Watch big clubs in Europe come for his signature after the World Cup. He's such a gem. Source ( Fictional)

Pochettino and Gio Reyna’s celebrations. 🤩🇺🇸

Gardons cet état d’esprit, ce n’est que le début 👊🏼🇲🇦

🚨🇳🇱 Negotiations for Jan Paul Van Hecke to Tottenham continue after personal terms agreed days ago. Spurs are pushing to get it done.

🤍🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé: “Konaté is a very aggressive defender, in the best sense. Never a bad move, he's tough in his marking, he wants his opponent to feel like they're going to have a rough night”. “I love defenders like him on my team”.

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Omar Artan, the Somali referee who was denied visa entry into the US, will be paid his full World Cup salary by FIFA. — @BBCSport

🚨 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐃: Several clubs had already been in talks with 18-year-old Moroccan sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi’s agent before the World Cup. 💎👀 Arsenal, Liverpool, and PSG have all made enquiries about the 18-year-old, who stole the show for Morocco against 🇧🇷 yesterday with a fantastic performance. 🇲🇦 Just before the World Cup, Lille extended Bouaddi’s contract until 2029, meaning they are expected to demand a significant transfer fee. Lille are asking for at least €70–80 million, although that figure could rise even further after the World Cup. 💰

🚨⚪️ BREAKING: Pedro Porro signs new deal at Tottenham, all sealed with the right back and his agents. New contract valid until June 2031 plus an option until June 2032, salary rise and deal done. Despite reports on City & more clubs, never any chances for exit. Untouchable.

🚨💣 BREAKING: Ismael Saibari to Bayern, here we go! Official bid accepted now by PSV board . €45m fixed fee plus add-ons to bring final package over €50m for #PSV. The player will undergo his medical test in the United States after the Brazil match. 🔴⚪️

🚨 Álvaro Arbeloa, completing final details of the agreement to sign in as new Fulham head coach. ⚪️⚫️

🚨🚨| NEW: Manchester United are preparing a £375,000-a-week contract for Bruno Fernandes to secure his long-term future after a record-breaking season, and they are moving quickly to complete negotiations without delay. {@goal}

🔥🇧🇷 Vini Jr: “This is the most special and important moment of my career. I have the physical and technical level I’ve always dreamed of”. “I’ve not had any injuries this season. I prepared very well to reach this moment at the World Cup”.

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Egypt have been ordered by FIFA to remove the 7 stars from their World Cup jersey ahead of their opener against Belgium. FIFA has also instructed Egypt to change the gold colour used for player names and numbers. 🇪🇬 The 7 stars represent Egypt’s record seven AFCON titles. ⭐🏆

🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: “I feel very good. Haven’t you been watching the games?”. “We go to this World Cup with a lot of hope. This generation will give Portugal great things”.