{
  "id": 3725540,
  "title": "Maresca keen to add leadership to Manchester City squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/maresca-keen-to-add-leadership-to-manchester-city-squad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:33:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/maresca-keen-add-leadership-manchester-113327290.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has emphasized the need to bolster leadership within his squad in the final days of the transfer window. City recently made the most expensive signing of an 18-year-old teenager, Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for £85.6 million, but the manager acknowledges the squad still lacks sufficient experience. The departures of key players like Rodri, Bernardo Silva, and John Stones have left a void in terms of leadership. Maresca stated that while they have experienced players, they need to secure additional captains alongside Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland. Maresca also confirmed that Bouaddi is fit and ready to play, but emphasized the importance of a slow and cautious approach to his integration into the team due to his young age and unfamiliarity with the English league.",
  "summary": "Enzo Maresca has highlighted the need to add more leadership to his Manchester City squad in the final days of the transfer window. City this week made Ayyoub Bouaddi the most expensive teenager in Premier League history as they spent £85.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}