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Date of publication: Wednesday 28 November 2018 2:36
Man City boss Pep Guardiola said he was impressed by Lyon duo Houssem Aouar and Tanguy Ndombele in the Champions League last night.
The French side held City to a 2-2 draw, but it was enough for Guardiola's men to qualify for the last 16 of the competition.
Aouar, a 20-year-old playmaker, was recently crowned by France after an unbelievable start to the season allowing him to collect five goals and four assists in 19 games with Lyon.
This form alerted both Chelsea and Barcelona to the young star, but RMC Sport recently claimed that Jurgen Klopp had a concrete interest in the player and wanted Aouar to be his long-term replacement for Philippe Coutinho.
Of course, the signature of the player will not be cheap, the Lyon leader Jean-Michael Aulas claiming 50 M € for the player under contract until 2023.
The boss of the city, Guardiola, was very impressed by him, as well as Ndombele.
"Houssem Aouar is a very good player, he is incredible," Guardiola said.
"We talk a lot about Ndombele, but Aouar is also excellent. He is always very calm with the ball at his feet, with excellent technical quality.
"Lyon really has a very good team. There are young people full of quality and I think the team is tactically in place, I think we can congratulate them, we had absences tonight, but we must congratulate them! "
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