While his future in club still arouses as many questions, Rayan Cherki now seems to have clear ideas about his future personal. For several months, the international tricolor hopes have been shining intermittently with OL, and has continued to arouse curiosity and debate. Is it his future in club that obsesses him? His next transfer? A possible selection change? None of that. His ambition goes far beyond.
According to an indiscretion from the United States, relayed by an old acquaintance of the player, the number one objective of Cherki is clear: endorsing the number 10 of the France A team. A place of choice, reserved for the greatest, that the Lyonnais leader dreams of conquering. At 21, he was never summoned by Didier Deschamps, despite sometimes sparkling performances with Lyon. But in his entourage, conviction is intact: he will succeed in convincing, sooner or later.
Cherki wants to make history … and he knows how
Contacted several times by Algerian coach Vladimir Petkovic, Cherki never followed up. His entourage says it: the Algerian track is not an option. Behind this loyalty to the tricolor jersey, reasoning as emotional as it is strategic. His brother, who manages his career, is convinced of it: a future in Blue, it is the assurance of a more valued career, media as financially.
Cherki has chosen: his destiny will not go through Algeria
No way to burn the steps. Even without appeal from Deschamps, Cherki continues to believe in his star. If it is necessary to wait for a successor, even a change of generation, he will wait. Zidane is often quoted as future coach. And in this projection, the name Rayan Cherki is already among the possible heirs.
While other binationals have chosen Algeria, Cherki remains unshakable. For him, only the blue jersey counts. Not to do figuration, but to embody, to shine, to lead. With a tenacious, almost obsessive dream: to become the number 10 of the French team, like the Zidane, Platini or Griezmann before him.
