The Rayan Cherki soap opera and its choice of national selection continues to make waves. Just summoned to the French team A by Didier Deschamps, the Lyon striker said this weekend in
The team Having “never had official contacts” with the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) or its coach or president. A version that aimed to close the debates on its alleged hesitations or the role of the FAF. But that was without counting on the scathing answer from Algiers. A source within the FAF, cited by the media TSA Algeria This Monday, delivers a completely different bell sound and openly accuse the player of having used “subterfuges”.
Cherki accused of having “fled” Algerian leaders
According to this federal source, the FAF, under the leadership of its new Walid Sadi president, would have tried to establish direct contact with Rayan Cherki. After joining the player's father, who would have advised to address his son directly, President Sadi “Could not contact him”. Faced with this difficulty, the FAF would then have mandated three Algerian internationals close to Cherki-Saïd Benrahma, Amine Gouiri and Aïssa Mandi-to “probe it” and arrange an appointment. But then again, the attempt would have encountered a wall: the player would have ” found subterfuges each time To avoid the meeting, ensures the source of TSA Algeria.
“He found subterfuges!” »: The FAF responds to Cherki and puts it in embarrassment!
Meeting and final position: Algeria in Plan B?
Despite these dodges, an agreement would have finally been reached for a meeting between Cherki and the national coach, Vladimir Petković. But, the drama, the player would have “Defection” At the last moment, sending his communication advisor to his place. Faced with Petković's refusal to meet the agent, the FAF would then have dispatched Paolo Rongoni, physical trainer of the Greens who knew Cherki in Lyon. It is ultimately by this intermediary that the neo-blue would have made known his position: ” He openly said that he was giving his preference for the French team. If this is not the case, he mentioned the possibility of opting for Algeria»Reveals the source to TSA Algeria, presenting the Fennecs as a Plan B.
Two opposite versions: the vagueness persists
So here we are faced with two diametrically opposite versions. On the one hand, Rayan Cherki who claims to have never been officially contacted by the highest Algerian instances. On the other hand, a source of the FAF which depicts a player fleeing the meetings and using “subterfuges”, while keeping Algeria as an option of withdrawal. Difficult for the public to disentangle the true from the false in this case of “speech against speech”.
A soap opera far from finished for Cherki
This media counterattack of the Algerian federation will not fail to react and add additional pressure on the shoulders of Rayan Cherki at a time when he is about to honor his first convocation with the French team A. If the FAF concludes that “If he wanted to come, the dialogue was open”, Cherki's version suggests that this dialogue has never really taken place at the desired level. A soap opera that somewhat tarnishes the image and is probably not the best preparation for the player before his big international beginnings.
