Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira feels an 18-year-old Gunners target is \u201cthe talent\u201d in his nation\u2019s side at the World Cup, and has a lot of maturity for his age.<\/p>\n
The Gunners have some big names on their shortlist for this summer. Established Premier League stars such as Morgan Rogers are joined by the less well-known currently, but exploding on the world stage, Ayyoub Bouaddi<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old midfielder has played the full 90 minutes in both of Morocco\u2019s World Cup games so far, and has taken the breath away from some footballing legends.<\/p>\n Amid Arsenal<\/a>\u2018s interest in him, Bouaddi has gained the support of Gunners legend Vieira, who\u2019s enamoured by his performances.<\/p>\n He told The Rest Is Football<\/a>: \u201cReally impressive, he\u2019s only 18 but he plays like a 30-year-old.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got the tactical awareness, I think he\u2019s always well positioned. He\u2019s got the technical ability to play out from the back and a really strong personality.<\/p>\n \u201cI quite like the midfield three from Morocco but, of course, he\u2019s the talent in this team.\u201d<\/p>\n Bouaddi is playing with some far older and more experienced players, but is taking a lot of plaudits, having put 92 per cent of his passes on target against Scotland, as well as making 16 carries, an interception, a clearance and four recoveries, per SofaScore<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal backed to hijack Tottenham bid to replace Arteta starter, sign Rashford from Man Utd<\/a><\/p>\n Bouaddi top target for Arsenal<\/p>\n At only 18, Bouaddi is impressing massively, and the Lille midfielder will reportedly command an \u00a380million fee if he\u2019s to leave the French side this summer.<\/p>\n