For Rayan Cherki, the door was open. International French Hopes, the Playing Master of Olympique Lyonnais was a real subject in Algeria, where we were ready to welcome him in the selection, and to chew him with the Blues.
Trained at OL like Cherki, Amine Gouiri, who opted for the Greens after playing for France in the young category, confirms the situation. “It's his choice. He could come with us, but that's how it is. I know him very well, I would have been happy to welcome him in selection, but we have quality players to achieve high goals ”summarizes the OM striker in the columns of the Team.
Before the soap opera was decided on Wednesday, with the convening of Cherki by Didier Deschamps as a French team, there were multiple rumors about the player. It was even said to be ready, if the Blues were still refused to him this time, to respond positively to a possible call for the Algerian selection (the country of origin of his mother) or even of Italy (the country of origin of his father).
Rayan Cherki really close to Algeria?
However, it seems that Rayan Cherki was not really close to opting for Algeria. Not as much as you might think, anyway. “” The Algerian Federation, in the time of Djamel Belmadi, but also after the arrival of Walid Sadi, president of the Federation, tried to convince Cherki to opt for the Greens, but his choice was already made, Assures Mohamed Touileb, journalist of the Fennec Gazette, with RFI. We cannot say that it is a thunderclap, because he has absolutely promised Algeria.
The Cherki page is now turned and I think the national team has something to do for the future. »»
For its part, the DZ Foot site has also made an inventory. And confirms that there is “Practically no official contact with the player” Since 2020, when Djamel Belmadi had approached the young Lyonnais. The current manager of the detection unit of the Algerian federation has not had any exchange with Cherki since he went professional.
According to Walid Acherchour, there was still an unofficial temperature taking. Through Paolo Rongoni, the Italian physical trainer, a member of the staff of the coach Vladimir Petkovic, and who went through Lyon between 2019 and 2021 with Rudi Garcia. He would have surveyed the entourage of Cherki. But there was nothing more concrete.
