Rarely a first selection will have marked the spirits so much. Thursday evening, when the French team seemed to be promised to a final defeat against Spain in the semi-finals of the League of Nations, Rayan Cherki, launched in the 63rd minute, completely changed the course of the match. Entering 5-1, the Lyonnais delighted: a sumptuous goal, a decisive pass and an involvement on another goal, all in less than 30 minutes. His creativity and audacity woke up a France Moribonde team, instilling a new energy and bringing hope on the tricolor side.
This performance was quick to cross borders. Across the Channel, in Manchester, the Citizens' management did not fail to react. On social networks, the owner of the club, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, posted his enthusiasm: “Well … Get Ready. You'll see! ». An enigmatic sentence, but heavy with meaning, suggesting that the club is now convinced by the profile of French. While Cherki's signature in Manchester City already seemed on good rails, this XXL service will no doubt have lifted the latest doubts about its ability to win at the highest level. It is rumored that an offer of € 22.5 million would have been transmitted in recent hours to Lyon in order to attach its services.
Manchester City cracks for Cherki after her performance in blue
Cherki's match was unanimous, even in the ranks of the French staff. Didier Deschamps praised his “super goal” and his creativity, while recalling fierce competition for a place in the eleven: “When there is the possibility of making differences by coming from the bench, it's interesting”he analyzed. Observers all see in Cherki a player capable of changing the dynamics of a match alone, a rare quality at this level.
Cherki capsizes the Blues and seduces Manchester City
Lucid, Cherki put into perspective his performance: “On an individual level, we don't care”, he said at the TF1 microphone. His analysis is up to his ambitions: “We should have pressed more when we had our highlights ”while emphasizing the realism of the Spanish and the ability of France to produce games.
With such introduction, Rayan Cherki asserts himself as one of the most promising talents of his generation. Manchester City, seduces, should accelerate negotiations to finalize his arrival this summer. For Cherki, this match will remain as the starting point of a new era, in blue as in club.
