Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott is backing Pep Guardiola to get the most out of summer signing Rayan Cherki as the Frenchman looks to fill voids of the outgoing Kevin De Bruyne and outcast Jack Grealish.
Cherki, 21, signed with Man City for a reported €36 million ($41.1 million) fee from Ligue 1 side Lyon in a move he called “a dream.” The attacker was included in Man City's Club World Cup squad alongside other summer signings Tijjani Reijnders, Marcus Bettinelli and Rayan Aït-Nouri. Reijnders, Aït-Nouri and Cherki represent an agile and intelligent first summer window for Guardiola while Bettinelli should serve as depth behind Ederson and Stefan Ortega. Given Grealish's omittance from the Club World Cup and rumors of a move, Cherki has a big opportunity in front of him.
