The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has achieved a major step in its attempt to recruit Ayoub Bouaddi, the young talent from French club Lille, of Moroccan origin. The jewel of Ligue 1, also tracked by the French team, could represent the colors of Morocco in the future, although he has already played for the French selections.
According to information obtained by Hesport from a reliable source, Bouaddi is at the heart of a battle between the Moroccan Federation and the French Football Federation. The latter is making great efforts to keep Bouaddi in the ranks of the Blues, particularly after his recent promising performances, which make him one of the rising stars of French football.
The same source indicates that the FRMF, in coordination with its representative in France, has already managed to obtain the Moroccan national identity card for Bouaddi.
The next step is obtaining your Moroccan passport, in order to change your sporting nationality from French to Moroccan.
Those responsible for the French technical management are also putting strong pressure on Bouaddi to stay with the Blues. They also try to influence his club, Lille, knowing the capacity of the Moroccan Federation to convince binational talents, in a context marked by the notable development of Moroccan football, particularly at the level of national selections.
Bouaddi has already made Champions League history, becoming one of the youngest players to take part in the prestigious European competition. He faced Real Madrid a few weeks ago, on his 17th birthday.
Bernard Diomède, coach of the French under-20 team, regularly relies on Bouaddi as one of the pillars of the French youth selection.
This season, Ayoub Bouaddi has played 12 matches for Lille in Ligue 1 and the Champions League, providing one assist. He is under contract with the northern club until the summer of 2027.
