I think hell stay with us Lilles president clarifies situation regarding Manchester City target Ayyoub BouaddiIt would take a very clever person indeed to say at this stage where Ayyoub Bouaddi (18) will be playing in the 2026-27 season. Although he is reported to be very close to joining Manchester City with whom he is said to have already reached an agreement the Moroccan midfielder remains, for the time being, a Lille OSC player.An important point that his chairman, Olivier Ltang, present at a press conference on Friday, took great care to remind the media of. Whilst he explained that Ayyoubs situation had not changed since he last spoke in mid-July, and acknowledged interest from very, very big clubs, the 53-year-old club executive was nevertheless keen to deny an imminent deal with a club that plays in sky blue, despite reportedly having received several concrete offers not just from Manchester City since the transfer window opened.I told you last time that I thought Ayyoub (Bouaddi) was going to stay with us, and I still stand by that, he added. The idea remains the same: to have a competitive team. If clubs come in at the end of the transfer window for a particular position and were not in a position to replace the player, then we wont go ahead with the deal.And although an offer of 100m matching the players valuation would inevitably make him consider a move, Ltang was careful to point out that the players own wishes were also a key factor in any transfer.Were in regular contact with Ayyoub (Bouaddi); hes not in a hurry to leave, and hes very keen to stay here too. When youre 18 and at a club like LOSC, where you have the opportunity to play a significant number of matches including in the Champions League you naturally ask yourself, why leave now? [] Ill let him speak for himself when the time is right, he concluded.GFFN|Lo Aschi