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Bouaddi's €100m Man City Move Sparks Meunier's 'Senseless Market' Fury

Bouaddi's €100m Man City Move Sparks Meunier's 'Senseless Market' Fury

Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones
Published: Sep 14, 2026

Thomas Meunier has launched a scathing attack on the modern transfer market following Ayyoub Bouaddi's blockbuster €100 million move to Manchester City. The veteran Sunderland defender strongly believes that astronomical transfer fees no longer reflect a player's true quality, claiming clubs could easily spend £200 million on a "donkey."

The Staggering Price of Potential: Bouaddi's €100m City Switch

The football world is wrestling with a brutal truth: transfer fees have officially entered the realm of the absurd, and Manchester City's €100m swoop for teenage phenom Ayyoub Bouaddi is the latest seismic shockwave.

While the 18-year-old midfielder represents a massive investment in future talent, his former Lille teammate, Sunderland defender Thomas Meunier, isn't holding back. He's called the modern transfer market