Rayan Cherki will finally meet the Bleuets during this gathering in March.
The misfortune of some makes the happiness of others… This Monday morning, the French Football Federation announced the packages of Georginio Rutter (Leeds) and Joris Chotard (Montpellier) for the gathering this month of March with the France Espoirs team .
From then on, Thierry Henry decided to call in reinforcements Rayan Cherki, who had initially not been selected by the Bleuets coach. The Lyonnais, author of a sensational entry on Friday evening against Toulouse in Ligue 1, will join the group this Monday afternoon.
Henry is considering calling another player
“Coach Thierry Henry gives himself time to think about possibly recalling another player”, adds the FFF in its press release. As a reminder, the Bleuets will face Ivory Coast and the United States in a friendly on March 22 and 25. These are the last two matches for the Tricolores before switching to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games tournament.
Rayan Cherki certainly owes this call-up – a little – to his last outing with Olympique Lyonnais. Coming into play in the 66th minute of play, while Les Gones were trailing 2-1 against Toulouse on Friday evening at the opening of the 26th day of L1, the 20-year-old attacking midfielder turned the situation around almost single-handedly. First a scorer, he then offered the winning goal to Jake O'Brien. A remarkable entry which clearly did not escape Thierry Henry.
