Enzo Maresca says Manchester City must be patient with new signing Ayyoub Bouaddi

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] signed the 18-year-old Morocco midfielder from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]‌Lille[/a] on a five-year deal on Wednesday ‌and Maresca said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouaddi-ayyoub/dpoNasPg/"]Bouaddi[/a], who played at this year's ‌Word Cup, will have a bright future at The ‌Etihad.[/p][p]"[b]He's ready and he was working with his former club so he is fit. He's quite calm, he does ‌not look 18[/b]," Maresca told reporters ⁠[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=C0b6Sk9l"]Friday's Premier League trip[/a] ‌to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a].[/p][p]"[b]In this case we need to go slowly ​because he is very young and came from a different country. So no rush for ​him but for sure he is going to help us now and in the future[/b]."[/p][p]Maresca also provided ⁠a positive injury ​update on the club's new midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliot Anderson[/a], who was forced off during the second half of City's home win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] last weekend.[/p][embed guid="4f1ef3a2-f906-4b45-bfb7-d97c95aed182" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2092711359804846380" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]Elliot Anderson is ‌fine after coming off with cramp. Matheus ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/matheus-nunes/bXbvxFWS/"]Nunes[/a]) is not 100 percent having come off the bench against Bournemouth. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doku-jeremy/lMHcYK4f/"]Jeremy Doku[/a] is still out[/b]," Maresca said.[/p][p]He also confirmed the departure of forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marmoush-omar/44pYRYIC/"]Omar Marmoush[/a], who has been widely linked with a move to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a], and said discussions were ongoing with forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grealish-jack/QVKaRfO9/"]Jack Grealish[/a] amid reports he could leave before the ‌transfer window closes.[/p][p]Maresca, however, would not be drawn ​on City's transfer plans as reports continue to ‌link the club with a move for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]'s Argentina midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-enzo/nZnbEVWP/"]Enzo Fernandez[/a].[/p][p]"[b]Anything can happen in the window, we will see[/b]," Maresca said. "[b]In this moment it is quite complicated to think about the ⁠window because we have ⁠a game in 24 ‌hours[/b]."[/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /]