Cherki eyes Ballon d'Or after Man City transfer

BOCA RATON, Florida -- Rayan Cherki has said helium is hoping that Manchester City tin supply the level to triumph the Ballon d'Or pursuing his determination from Lyon.

The 21-year-old joined City for an archetypal £30.6 million ($41.5m) up of the Club World Cup.

After impressing for Lyon past season, and having made his planetary debut for France against Spain earlier this month, helium is rated arsenic 1 of the astir breathtaking young players successful the world.

And helium says helium is hoping to fulfil his imaginable astatine the Etihad Stadium and travel successful caller teammate Rodri's footsteps by 1 time being crowned arsenic the champion successful the world.

"When you spot Rodri, helium won the Ballon d'Or here," Cherki said successful an interrogation astatine City's Cup World Cup basal successful Florida.

"It's wide that with Manchester City it's imaginable and I americium present for this. I privation to triumph and I deliberation Manchester City wants to triumph it all. For maine that's better."

Cherki is acceptable to marque his City debut against Moroccan broadside Wydad AC successful Philadelphia connected Wednesday, but helium has already endeared himself to fans by saying helium is looking to support City's dominance implicit rivals Manchester United erstwhile the caller Premier League play gets going.

Cherki was progressive successful Lyon's melodramatic Europa League necktie astatine Old Trafford which saw United combat backmost from 4-2 down successful extra-time to triumph 5-4.

At 1 constituent during the bonzer game, Cherki appeared to marque a motion towards the location fans aft scoring the extremity which enactment Lyon, who were down to 10 men, 3-2 up.

Asked astir the incident, Cherki said: "I'm present to triumph each the games.

"I don't similar erstwhile Manchester United won the crippled against Lyon due to the fact that I americium a Lyonnais [someone who is calved oregon lives successful the Lyon]. Now I americium waiting for the crippled [to] termination them."

Despite Cherki's undoubted talent, determination person been questions astir however helium volition acceptable into Guardiola's system.

There's abstraction for a originative guardant pursuing Kevin De Bruyne's departure.

Cherki, though, has faced disapproval successful the past for a deficiency of defence diligence erstwhile his squad does not person the shot -- thing Guardiola demands.

"Pep told me: 'when you person the ball, you are free' which is precise bully for maine due to the fact that it's my archetypal prime to assistance the team," helium said.

"When I spoke with Pep helium wanted me. He was very, precise clear. The system, the club, the metropolis is precise good. I spoke with Pep astir my presumption connected the transportation and we spoke astir what I bask erstwhile I'm connected the pitch."