Lyon star Rayan Cherki. (Picture by Alex Livesey/Getty Photographs)
Rayan Cherki has refused to rule out a transfer away from Lyon within the close to future, with a number of Premier League golf equipment exhibiting an curiosity.
Cherki has caught the attention with the French giants lately, registering 22 objectives and 31 assists in 157 appearances throughout all competitions since rising in 2019.
The 21-year-old solely signed a 12-month contract extension in September, tying him down till June 2026.
Nonetheless, Lyon are going through critical monetary difficulties and, regardless of at the moment sitting fifth in Ligue 1, might be relegated on the finish of the season if they don’t get their books balanced.
Valued at €30m by Transfermarkt, Cherki is definitely Lyon’s most respected and sellable asset.
Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, Newcastle, Chelsea and Crystal Palace have all been linked with Cherki in latest occasions, with the battle for his signature positive to warmth up.
Premier League giants on alert after Rayan Cherki feedback
Whereas Lyon followers can be determined to maintain maintain of their star boy, the membership itself will certainly be tempted to money given the curiosity being generated.
Any sale of Cherki would go a good distance towards securing Lyon’s top-flight standing.
With that in thoughts, Cherki’s newest feedback are positive to be met with conflicting feelings in France, although they’ll probably embolden quite a lot of Premier League giants.
“We’ll see on the finish of the season if I’m nonetheless right here or not,” the attacking midfielder bluntly replied when requested about his future after Lyon beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 within the Europa League on Thursday (by way of TBR).
French outlet L’Equipe have steered Cherki may even go away as early as January, with Lyon needing to boost funds as quickly as potential to keep away from relegation.
