2025, a year that will remain engraved for Rayan Cherki. In June, the young 21 -year -old was summoned for the first time in the French team after having completed his best season in the lion's jersey. Indeed, he scored 13 goals and delivered 21 assists in 48 matches in all competitions. Elected best dribbler in Ligue 1, he was also crowned the best passer in the French championship and the Europa League. For all these reasons and certainly others, Didier Deschamps selected it with the Blues. A choice that he did not regret since the native of Lyon scored a nice goal against Spain. He finished his first rally with a balance sheet of two appearances, a tenure and therefore a goal.
From Blues to Skyblues
A few days later, Cherki flew to England to complete his transfer to Manchester City. Skyblues have spent “An amount of € 42.5 million, including € 6 million in bonuses, to which can be added a profit of 15% on a possible future capital gain.” Barely time to pose in his new colors than the young man who will celebrate his 22th birthday in August embarked on a plane with the rest of the Mancunian group. Direction the United States to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. A tournament during which he took his marks on the field as outside, he who received criticism as well as good comments from supporters and the media. In the end, it appeared 4 times, for a balance sheet of a goal and a decisive pass.
After these intense weeks, he took advantage of a few well -deserved vacation days. He also took the opportunity to make a hook by Lyon in order to visit his training club. This Friday, Rayan Cherki gave an interview to the official Cityzens magazine. The opportunity to say more about him. “It was my father who taught me everything, so I would say that the foundation is my father. He is my inspiration and taught me what resilience and determination were really, which was necessary to reach the summit. So it's him and no one else. “ He also mentioned the influence of street football. “This is not part of my DNA. It's my DNA. I learned to play football in the street, in the cities, on concrete. It is therefore naturally my DNA, and I will never change. ”
A style to ignite England
He continues: “It brings a different style. We know that such players are rarer these days. It is therefore necessary to preserve, refine and improve this style every day. Spontaneity is in my DNA. It is a question of not calculating what we do. This is a quality that we have. There are so many qualities in the DNA of street football. If I enamed them all, we would still be there tomorrow! (…) I am someone who wants to give pleasure, who tries to do beautiful things with the ball while remaining effective. I like dribble and play with joy. It is felt in every game. I give myself full for the team and I try to please my teammates and spectators. ”
Cherki adds: “I want to have fun on the ground, give pleasure to others and bring a little football that I used to practice. My style is simple. I like to play with the ball, make technical gestures and help my teammates. I'm here to make people happy, and it's very important to me. I prefer to play as a number 10, but for now, I just want to play. The place where I am on the field is not important, I just want to be on the field and help the team win. The larger the ambitions, the more you feel forced to place the bar very high and work hard to reach it. So I have no limits. “
He promises to delight Haaland
Which should appeal to English supporters but also to Pep Guardiola. “I am my plan and I hope to reach my goals one day. I think I am ready because I am constantly watching Premier League matches and, for me, the Premier League is the best world championship (…) for me, it is the best coach in the world and I think he is the best coach in history. I am happy to play for him. ” But he is not the only one that he is happy to discover at the residents of Etihad Stadium. During the trip to the United States, we were able to discover that a “Bromance” was born with Erling Haaland. The two players seem to be well appreciated.
This will help them on the land of Premier League and Europe. Questioned about the Norwegian international, the footballer trained at OL has entrusted: “We know that when I'm in the spot, I don't hold back. So I am delighted to try to help him score even more goals, because I am convinced that he will score a lot when I give him the passes. I also can't wait to play a match at Etihad in front of our fans with my teammates. I'm ready. “ You will understand, Rayan Cherki has ants in the legs and is eager to continue his story with Manchester City. He will be one of the players to follow this season on the other side of the Channel.
