Why Olise can be one of France's very best - Clichy

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Rayan has been exposed to the highest level of football since he was 16, when he made his Champions League debut for Lyon.

So, you can forget that he is still only 22 and is still learning, and I feel like the season he has just had with City has been important for him in that way.

I found myself learning at the age of 32, when I met Pep at City in 2016, so you can only imagine the effect of meeting him at such a young age has had on Rayan.

Working with Pep can either make you or break you. It is a simple choice, really - because if you listen and go with what he wants, then, with the quality Rayan has, you have a good chance of becoming great.

If, on the other hand, you don't understand what Pep wants, and you don't really want to go his way, you can break that relationship.

That was the point I was making when I was talking before about whether Rayan could become that complete player.

Pep is leaving City now of course, but for the past few months that match has worked, it has been perfect.

Of course Rayan was always an outstanding talent, in terms of his quality, but you need to understand that football is about more than just having the ball - you need to work on your game out of possession too.

I always thought if he could do that, and add that to his game, he is going to be trusted by his coaches - and then we could be talking about a player that gets close to Kevin de Bruyne with his statistics for making goals.

He has only had one season under Pep, but if he can keep on improving, and keep on bringing the kind of performances we saw from him at City, there is just no limit for him, and what he can do.

I think of Samir Nasri as an example of an individual who made the journey that Rayan is on.

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