It was the surprise concocted by Didier Deschamps this Wednesday, May 21: the first appearance of Rayan Cherki in a list of players selected with the French team. The Lyonnais, often acclaimed by fans, was so far always ignored by the tricolor coach, despite very good performances with the OL jersey. But the 21-year-old will now have the opportunity to illustrate with the Blues, including a confrontation against Spain in the semi-final of the League of Nations on June 5. While corridors' noise explained that the attacking midfielder hesitated with Algeria, some Fennecs supporters were not tender in the face of his choice to wear the 2018 World Champions jersey.
Cherki was the target of many insults on social networks, and caused the disappointment of local media. Faced with this situation, his entourage spoke in the columns of The team : “ It is badly knowing Rayan to think that he could have exerted pressure on anyone or that he could use another selection. It is also disrespectful with regard to the coach whose speech was very clear. Rayan never had the slightest exchange with a coach or the president of another federation. Even if he could have pretended, he did not have the nationality of any other country. This is clear.
