Yves Bissouma was inspired by Man City legend but ‘tough’ dream saw homesickness and tears...

Yves Bissouma fought through tears to complete his dream of becoming a Premier League star, thanks to a Manchester City legend.but it has been a difficult path after leaving behind his home and family before he was even a teenager in pursuit of his dream.At 12, the Ivory Coast-born ace joined the Jean-Marc Guillou Academy in Mali where he felt homesick every day. But he pushed on ahead, fighting tears along the way.

"After, I put in my head, 'Okay Biss, you can live your dream, if you believe you can be who you want to be so stop crying and walk out and be who you want to be'."Hojlund's two-word message as Man United man celebrates Liverpool's Atalanta humiliationFor aspiring footballers in their early years, it helps to have a role model - and they do not come much better than

It was no wonder that for Bissouma, a budding midfielder himself at the time, the former City and Barcelona star was such an inspiration.

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