(Photos by Geoff Stellfox & Stu Forster/Getty Images)Ayyoub Bouaddi just took a step closer to signing for Manchester City this summer. ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYSky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the Lille midfielder “has reached a full verbal agreement” with the Sky Blues. The midfielder – previously thought to be of some interest to decision-makers at Liverpool – is being monitored by competing clubs. Trey Nyoni impresses again against Leeds UnitedNot to excessively bang the Trey Nyoni drum, but there’s no question that the youngster again exceeded expectations in a superb first-half showing against Leeds at the weekend. Again, while we don’t wish to compare Nyoni and Bouaddi, it’s hard not to feel encouraged by the former’s displays in pre-season.