Man City Agree £86m Deal for Teen Midfielder Bouaddi
Manchester City want a new player.
His name is Ayyoub Bouaddi. He is 18 years old.
Bouaddi plays as a midfielder. He is from Morocco.
He plays for a team called Lille. Lille is in France.
Man City and Lille agree on a deal. The deal is £86m.
This means Man City will pay Lille £86m for Bouaddi.
Bouaddi is very young. He is only 18.
Many people think he is a good player. That is why Man City want him.
The news comes from sources. Sources are people who know about the deal.
Man City often buy young players. They want them to become stars.
Vocabulary15 words
- midfielder
- a player who plays in the middle of the field
- deal
- an agreement between two groups
- sources
- people who give information about news
- agree
- to say yes to something together
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new team
- teen
- a person between 13 and 19 years old
- star
- a very famous or very good player
- club
- a sports team and its organisation
- sign
- to officially join a new team
- million
- 1,000,000 of something
- young
- not old; a small age
- France
- a country in Europe
- Morocco
- a country in North Africa
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- money
- what people use to buy things
Quiz
Answer key
1. 18 2. Lille 3. £86m
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Manchester City want a new _____.
His name is Ayyoub _____. He is 18 years old.
Bouaddi plays as a _____. He is from Morocco.
He plays for a team called _____. Lille is in France.
Man City and Lille agree on a _____. The deal is £86m.
This means Man City will pay Lille £86m for _____.
Bouaddi is very young. He is only _____.
Many people think he is a good _____. That is why Man City want him.
The news comes from _____. Sources are people who know about the deal.
Man City often buy young players. They want them to become _____.
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