Football Transfer League
| League | French Ligue 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lille, France |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Official Website |
Find this seasons transfers in and out of Lille, the latest rumours and gossip for the January 2026 transfer window and how the news sources rate for Lille in terms of rumour accuracy.
Liverpool and Manchester United are among a number of top clubs interested in Lille's 18-year-old French midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Rumour accuracy | |
| 4.8% | Lille |
| 5.9% | Manchester Utd |
| 14.6% | Liverpool |
Lille transfer rumours | Rate It! | |||
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Manchester Utd |
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| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Liverpool |
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Arsenal have made contact with Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi's representatives over a 45m euros (£39.4m) January move, with Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool also interested in the 18-year-old Frenchman.
Rumour accuracy | |
| 26.2% | Lille |
| 22.8% | Liverpool |
| 21.7% | Manchester Utd |
| 24.3% | Manchester City |
| 21.3% | Arsenal |
Lille transfer rumours | Rate It! | |||
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Liverpool |
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| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Manchester Utd |
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| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Manchester City |
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| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Arsenal |
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Manchester United have had internal discussions over signing Lille's French midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, 18.
Rumour accuracy | |
| 4.8% | Lille |
| 5.9% | Manchester Utd |
Lille transfer rumours | Rate It! | |||
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Manchester Utd |
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Manchester United and Manchester City are both interested in Paris St-Germain's 26-year-old Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, with the Ligue 1 side lining up Lille's French goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, 23, as a potential replacement.
Rumour accuracy | |
| 28.6% | Lille |
| 36.1% | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 17.2% | Manchester City |
| 18.8% | Manchester Utd |
Lille transfer rumours | Rate It! | |||
| Lucas Chevalier | Lille | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Paris Saint-Germain | Manchester City |
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| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Paris Saint-Germain | Manchester Utd |
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EXPIRED
Sunderland and Bournemouth have both had £23m bids rejected for Lille's French defender Bafode Diakite, with the club demanding a fee in the region of £34m for the 24-year-old.
Rumour accuracy | |
| 28.6% | Lille |
| 100.0% | Bournemouth |
| 50.0% | Sunderland |
Lille transfer rumours | Rate It! | |||
| Bafode Diakite | Lille | Bournemouth |
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| Bafode Diakite | Lille | Sunderland |
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EXPIRED
| Rumours | Player | From Club |
|---|---|---|
| No players rumoured into Lille in the last 2 weeks | ||
| Rumours | Player | To Club |
|---|---|---|
| No players rumoured out of Lille in the last 2 weeks | ||
| Transfer window closes 02/Feb/2026 | 13 days till close of football transfer window |
| Source | Correct | Total Num | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| The People | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Daily Telegraph | 12 | 25 | 48.0% |
| Sky Sports | 4 | 10 | 40.0% |
| The Independent | 3 | 8 | 37.5% |
| The Guardian | 8 | 23 | 34.8% |
| Bild | 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Talk Sport | 8 | 26 | 30.8% |
| The Times | 7 | 23 | 30.4% |
| Marca | 3 | 10 | 30.0% |
| Metro | 9 | 31 | 29.0% |
| Rumour Source | User Rating |
|---|---|
| The People | 4.1 (152 votes) |
| Footy Bunker | 4.1 (151 votes) |
| News Of The World | 3.8 (44 votes) |
| Marca | 3.8 (51 votes) |
| Footy Online | 3.8 (99 votes) |
| The Independent | 3.8 (169 votes) |
| Football365 | 3.7 (3 votes) |
| Fichajes | 3.6 (23 votes) |
| Daily Telegraph | 3.6 (1K votes) |
| Caught Offside | 3.5 (726 votes) |
| Date | Player | From Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/Sep/2025 | Chancel Mbemba | Unattached | Free |
| 08/Aug/2025 | Romain Perraud | Real Betis | 2.6m |
| 17/Jul/2025 | Felix Correia | Gil Vicente | 6.1m |
| 29/Jun/2025 | Olivier Giroud | Los Angeles FC | Free |
| 02/Feb/2025 | Chuba Akpom | Ajax | Loan |
| 06/Sep/2024 | Andre Gomes | Unattached | Free |
| Date | Player | To Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/Aug/2025 | Bafode Diakite | Bournemouth | 34.5m |
| 09/Aug/2025 | Lucas Chevalier | Paris Saint-Germain | 47.6m |
| 08/Jul/2025 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | Leeds | 10m |
| 04/Jul/2025 | Jonathan David | Juventus | Free |
| 01/Jul/2025 | Remy Cabella | Olympiacos | Free |
| 11/Jun/2025 | Angel Gomes | Marseille | Free |
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