Kurt Zouma hopes to fulfil "a mad dream" of playing for St Etienne in the Champions League, but admitted his sought-after talents may lead him to pastures new.

Zouma, 18, has had no shortage of big-name suitors since making his French top-flight debut aged 16. The centre-back, for whom Manchester City reportedly offered €12 million in January last year, has so far shunned all advances, and extended his contract with Les Verts to 2017 last month.

With his club sitting just ...

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