Lyon are reportedly keen to promote Rayan Cherki for simply £19 million because the French membership faces mounting monetary pressures.
The 21-year-old winger is taken into account one in every of Ligue 1’s brightest attacking abilities, having scored six objectives and supplied seven assists in 22 appearances for Lyon this season.
Nonetheless, the membership’s dire monetary state of affairs has left them unable to make any January signings – and so they should reportedly increase £147.7 million to keep away from relegation to Ligue 2.
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Cherki, whose contract runs till 2026, is prone to be bought, with Liverpool already expressing curiosity within the gifted playmaker. In line with Sky Germany, Lyon and Cherki have a verbal settlement permitting him to go away if a suggestion of simply £19 million is forthcoming. The quantity is reportedly described as an ‘absolute cut price.”
Borussia Dortmund are additionally holding tabs on Cherki, whereas Paris Saint-Germain beforehand explored signing him final summer time.
Nonetheless, PSG have since finalised a €70 million (£59.1 million) deal for Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Lyon proprietor John Textor not too long ago revealed that Cherki had been keen to affix PSG, saying, “It’s been three or 4 seasons that Cherki has needed to go away. He despatched me a message final 12 months saying, ‘I actually need to go to PSG.’”