This is undoubtedly one of the most exciting transfers of the summer transfer window. Author of a grand season with Olympique Lyonnais (12 goals and 20 assists in all competitions), Rayan Cherki silenced all his detractors during the last cuvée. Author of an unforgettable first rally with the French team in June with an exceptional first goal against Spain for its first cape, the Lyonnais crack crossed many caps last season. Inevitably, this new dynamic has fueled many lusts for the 22 -year -old virtuoso.
Coveted by many clubs, Cherki nevertheless chose to join Manchester City at the start of the transfer window. A choice that looks like the ideal environment for Lyonnais. Under the leadership of a Pep Guardiola and accompanied by players like Omar Marmoush and Erling Haaland, the Qi Football of Cherki has something to wreak havoc in the Premier League. Coming into play for its first appearance in the championship, the new number 10 of the Skyblues had distinguished itself with a superb goal against Wolverhampton. More discreet in his second match against Tottenham, Cherki was absent this weekend during the defeat in Brighton.
Rayan Cherki absent two months!
And while a physical problem had been mentioned for a few days, we knew no more about the exact nature of this glitch. This Sunday, the bad news fell. Indeed, while the French team explained in a statement that the attacking midfielder was withdrawn from the list of Didier Deschamps because of a tear of the quadriceps, Pep Guardiola gave more news on the gravity of this injury at the post-match press conference.
Indeed, the Catalan technician even gave the duration of the absence of Rayan Cherki: “Rayan Cherki will be absent for two months.»A very bad news for the player who will therefore miss important appointments in the coming weeks as his beginnings in the Champions League with his new club. It remains to be seen how Pep Guardiola will work with this major absence.
