Rayan Cherki’s name is on everyone’s lips. Already tracked by Liverpool and PSG, he is setting the Ligue 1 pitches on fire, and is one of the most prominent players at the start of the season. With 5 goals and 7 assists in 18 matches in all competitions, he is one of the driving forces behind Lyon returning to the top of the L1 rankings, after a difficult season last year.
For Emmanuel Petit, the international hopeful represents “these old-fashioned number 10s which have almost disappeared from current football. He puts attackers in orbit, he breaks lines, he makes passes that no one sees…» The 1998 world champion goes even further, explaining on the microphone of RMC that “if I’m City and Guardiola, I take Cherki. He can bring an energy and a game that Guardiola really likes. With City’s difficulties at the moment, especially in midfield and in creativity, he is a boy who can bring hope. Rayan Cherki with the Skyblues, an association that makes you salivate.
