LOSC Lille attempted to sign the Spanish-Moroccan Thiago Pitarch in their search for a replacement for Ayyoub Bouaddi, who is nearing a move to Manchester City. The French club leveraged the connections of their coach, Davide Ancelotti, from his time at Real Madrid and made an approach for the 19-year-old midfielder, but it was rejected. Real Madrid has no intention of selling the player, on whom they rely heavily, especially after failing to sign another midfielder. Pitarch recently signed an improved contract and has established himself within the first-team rotation. The player, who has 9 caps for the Spain U19 team, has a current market value of €20.00m according to Transfermarkt. Several other clubs, including Fulham, Milan, and Newcastle United, have also been linked with him.