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Ayyoub Bouaddi starts Champions League as City beat Porto 2-0

9/9/2026

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Summary

Bouaddi Debuts

Manchester City gave 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi his first Champions League start, helping a 2-0 win over FC Porto.
Manchester City paid £86 million to acquire Bouaddi from Lille, making him the Premier League’s costliest teenager.
Bouaddi completed 54 of 55 passes, including a perfect 39 of 39 in the first half.
He was named to the Men’s Young Talent of the Year Kopa Trophy shortlist.

Summary

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History

Historical Context

In January 1995 Sir Alex Ferguson broke the British transfer record by paying £7 million for 23-year-old striker Andy Cole, nearly double the £3.75 million paid for Roy Keane 18 months earlier. The move showed United’s willingness to invest heavily in young talent, a strategy echoed a decade later when United paid £36 million for 19-year-old Anthony Martial, cementing teenage signings as a key market driver.

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Bouaddi Debuts

Manchester City gave 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi his first Champions League start, helping a 2-0 win over FC Porto.
Manchester City paid £86 million to acquire Bouaddi from Lille, making him the Premier League’s costliest teenager.
Bouaddi completed 54 of 55 passes, including a perfect 39 of 39 in the first half.
He was named to the Men’s Young Talent of the Year Kopa Trophy shortlist.

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