Lyon midfield prospect Houssem Aouar admitted that he would love to play under Pep Guardiola.

The Frenchman has formed a promising duo with Tanguy Ndombele in Lyon’s midfield and it’s only a matter of time before one of them is snapped up by a bigger club.

Aouar praised Guardiola, who he claimed as his reference as a coach. The 20-year-old did not shy away from admitting that he would love to play under the Spaniard.

“You wouldn’t like to go to City?” Aouar responded when Canal Plus – as cited by Goal – asked him if he wanted to play for Manchester City.

“It is a great European club and all players have this urge to play for the biggest European clubs, which in addition is led by Guardiola, who for me is a reference as a coach.

“Guardiola has seen everything before. It is extremely good to play his teams and that’s what I like, his way of seeing football.”

However, Aouar did honour his commitment to the club and maintained that making a mark at Lyon first is still the top priority.

“I’m still under contract with Lyon,” he added. “I would like to leave a mark on the history of this club.

“After this season there is a new direction, a new coach [Sylvinho]. We will have to sit down and discuss the role I can have. I’m ready to have a technical leadership role.

“I’m a technical leader in the field and especially as a leader in the locker room, so there we go, we will discuss and then we will make decisions with the club.”