Real Madrid saw Karim Benzema leave for Saudi Arabia. And to replace the legendary French striker, Florentino Perez thinks of another player trained at Olympique Lyonnais, Rayan Cherki.
Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, the stars are not lacking to possibly try to do better than Karim Benzema in Madrid. But, if the supporters of the legendary Spanish club dream of a football superstar to succeed a KB9 who gave in to the Saudi sirens, the Merengues also have the desire to find one who is likely to become a real cador over time. And for that, the Madrid leaders are once again turning their gaze to Olympique Lyonnais where a player attracts them enormously, it is Rayan Cherki. At 19, the player trained at OL still has two years of contract with Lyon. But it would not be surprising if the one whose career will quickly be taken over by a structure set up by Kylian Mbappé’s mother, with a former journalist from L’Equipe, is already on the way out. The daily Super Deporte affirms it bluntly.
Cherki at Real Madrid, it’s not a joke
In the blood since birth🦁@ol 🤝 @adidasfootball pic.twitter.com/vBgOg7sPJV
— Rayan Cherki (@rayan_cherki) May 23, 2023
The Spanish sports outlet explains that Florentino Perez thinks Rayan Cherki is likely to do as well as his eldest from Lyon. ” Real Madrid have several players on their radar, and one of them is perhaps the best striker that Lyon’s youth academy has released, practically since Karim Benzema himself. Madrid believe history can repeat itself. This player is called Rayan Cherki and he is a footballer capable of making a difference thanks to his innate qualities (…) He is to date, in fact, the youngest footballer to have played in a Champions League semi-final . He did it at 17 years and two days, against Bayern Munich “says Jaume Puig. The Spanish journalist adds that in this case, Real Madrid could face competition from Paris Saint-Germain. The name of Cherki, close to the Mbappé clan, has often circulated in the capital, but Jean-Michel Aulas had firmly rejected Parisian requests. To see what John Textor will do.
