Talks between Man City & Lille described as “particularly intense” as clubs seek common groundBouaddi has agreed personal terms with Man City on a contract until 2031Man City confident of completing a deal in the next days, with a fee gap of ~€10M remainingManchester City have agreed personal terms with Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi and are confident to close a deal with Lille in the coming days, as per reports. Fabrizio Romano adds that Manchester City are confident of completing a deal for Bouaddi in the coming days – the most definitive timeline yet attached to a pursuit that has been reported as ongoing since the early stages of the window. What would Bouaddi’s signing mean for Manchester City? Bouaddi would arrive as the second major midfield addition of the summer alongside Anderson, completing a rebuild of the central midfield that new City manager Enzo Maresca identified as the most pressing priority of his first window in charge. Maresca and his pre-season Manchester City contingent have landed in Hong Kong for their opening fixtures before they jet off to Seoul ahead of a return to the UK to face Arsenal in the FA Community Shield in mid-August.