Rayan Cherki is one of the main attractions in Ligue 1. He has also played regularly with the French Espoirs for several years. Despite this, the Lyonnais has still not been selected in Blue by Didier Deschamps.
While people like Michael Olise, Manu Koné and Loic Badé, also a silver medalist at the last Olympics, have already had the chance to discover the Château de Clairefontaine, Cherki has never been invited.
Cherki still far from the French A
Can the situation change in the short term, knowing that the person concerned is gaining momentum, notably with a first-class performance during the derby against ASSE to his credit? The question remains.
What is certain, and if we trust what L’Equipe reports in today’s edition, the coach of the A does not plan to call on him just to be sure that he does not swap the jersey blue for green. Due to its origins, Cherki can indeed also evolve with Algeria. And the Algerian federation is currently pushing to attract him to its fold.
Deschamps will not “block” him
Deschamps never worked like that, even if the Houssem Aouar case may suggest otherwise. And he doesn’t plan to start doing it now, even though he doesn’t have the same abundance of choice as in the past. Although, in the position in which Cherki plays, he also has solutions named Michael Olise and Maghnès Akliouche.
Note that in addition to France and Algeria, Rayan Cherki also has the possibility of opting for the Italian national team. His paternal grandfather is from Puglia. The ball is therefore in the player’s court and the one who can say with which country the Gones strategist will play at A level is very smart.
