Again appearing brilliant this Sunday in the Premier League, in the ranks of Manchester City, against Liverpool, Rayan Cherki has taken on a new dimension since he joined England a year ago from Lyon. With a budget of 40 million euros. In the summer of 2024, it was for a much lower cost that PSG almost acquired his talent.
At the time, John Textor was in charge, and while OL was unable to convince the will-o-the-wisp to extend his contract, the American decided to get rid of him with the first courtier. Namely PSG which manages to negotiate the windfall for only 15 million euros – bonus included.
Everything is quickly finalized, even the contractual agreement between the player and the capital club, so much so that a date for a medical examination is set. Rayan Cherki himself is over the moon and takes care to personally thank Nasser Al-Khelaïfi for his investment in the talks.
A spoilsport who ruined everything
Yet within a few days, everything collapsed. Borussia Dortmund comes to the information and dangles game guarantees to the Gone – an assurance that Luis Enrique’s PSG never gives. Annoyed by the procrastination of the Cherki camp, the future double European champion then decides to cut the dialogue short.
“ Everything was ready, except that Borussia Dortmund arrived at that moment by putting themselves in the middle and offering playing time, which Paris never guarantees. Rayan and his entourage thought and procrastinated for a few days while waiting to see if Dortmund would make their speech come true », Reveals to L’Equipe a person close to the case. With the rest that we know.
