Jeremy Monga's £10m switch from Leicester to Manchester City slipped under the radar this summer, but the teenager insists his career is destined for far bigger things — with Eden Hazard as his blueprint, according to BBC News.
The young forward has already made his City debut, coming off the bench in a win for Pep Guardiola's side, and is understood to have turned down interest from Arsenal before opting to join the champions instead.
Monga, regarded as one of English football's brightest young talents, left Leicester's academy setup for City's project with ambitions of following a similar trajectory to Hazard, the Belgian great renowned for his dribbling and decisive displays for Chelsea and Real Madrid.
While the deal didn't generate huge headlines compared to City's other summer business, BBC News reports that the club see plenty of promise in the teenager, who now has the platform of Etihad Stadium and Guardiola's coaching to develop.
For Monga, rejecting Arsenal to join City marks the first big statement of intent in a career he clearly believes can scale the heights of the players he idolises.