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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Arthur Ferridge

Ayyoub Bouaddi: Why Arsenal want World Cup star who could be as big as Kylian Mbappe

It took just 71 seconds for Morocco to open the scoring against Scotland at the World Cup. It is no surprise that Arsenal transfer target Ayyoub Bouaddi played a role in the move.

Under heavy pressure from Scott McTominay, the 18-year-old picked a tidy pass to his captain, Achraf Hakimi, who in turn lofted a ball over the Scotland defence for Ismael Saibari to smash past Angus Gunn.

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