The time of Rayan Cherki in the French team could soon ring! While the attacking midfielder has had a great season with Olympique Lyonnais, in Ligue 1 (6 goals and 9 assists) as in the Europa League (2 goals and 8 assists!), Many people thought that the player would be called by Didier Deschamps for double confrontation against Croatia in the League of Nations. It is not the case since the coach of the Blues preferred to call on Désiré Doué.
When the list of 24 selected players was announced, Didier Deschamps was questioned about Rayan Cherki's file. “DD” had then indicated that the Lyonnais as well as Magnès Akliouche could potentially claim the Blues in the future: ” These are also two very good players who do beautiful things in their clubs, with not identical profiles. But they are supposed to be affected by the Euro Hopes, which does not mean that they could not come to. »»
Rayan Cherki, soon called?
Repeat into the French Hopes team (and therefore absent from the list of Algeria), Rayan Cherki has everything to be called among the A. Best Ligue 1 passer, the player seems ready to pass the course. However, the Gone faces strong competition which prevents Didier Deschamps from selecting it. But Cherki's moment could soon happen!
Indeed at the end of the meeting against Croatia on Sunday at the Stade de France, Didier Deschamps sent a strong message to Rayan Cherki and was not insensitive to the good XXL performance in Lyonnais against England with the hopes (5-3): ” That Rayan as others have the potential to come to the France A team: yes, of course. There are people to confirm. He did very nice things with his club, he was decisive in this match against England. ”
Of Algerian origin by his mother and Italian by his father, Rayan Cherki can also claim to wear the colors of one of these two selections. However, the native of Lyon seems to wait for a sign of Didier Deschamps.
