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Journalist
Graduated from School of Journalism in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Announced insistently in the crosshairs of PSG throughout the summer transfer window, Rayan Cherki ultimately remained at OL where he has just extended his contract. And while the international hopefuls put in a great performance Thursday evening against Olympiakos, Daniel Riolo does not hide his frustration about Cherki.
Ryan Cherki au PSGthe case has caused a lot of ink to flow in recent months. Profile highly appreciated by Nasser Al-Khelaïfithe young 21-year-old striker found himself very close on several occasions to leaving theOL to head towards the Parc des Princes. No later than the beginning of market summer 2024, Cherki was still on the PSG shortlist. But this series has seen many twists and turns, and he has finally extended his contract until 2026 with theOL.
Cherki back in form with OL
Thursday evening, while theOL faced theOlympiakos in the Europa League (2-0 victory), Ryan Cherki achieved a great performance including a goal scored. And at the microphone of theAfter Foot on RMC Sport after the match, Daniel Riolo did not hide his frustration with this player and his irregularity: “ Before his goal, I said to myself: ‘I want to feel affection for Cherki tonight’. Every time he takes the ball and controls it, it’s clean even if it’s often a little backwards. He always makes his technical gestures pleasant to watch but questionable choices. He touched a lot of balls. He was at the center of everything, he made himself available, displayed a great state of mind but there was this side of ‘I take the ball, I control it with class’, without always going in the direction of the game . He scored, it enhanced his overall performance. Everything is not perfect and I say to myself: ‘this is not possible, this guy, someone will succeed in making him progress’ », Estimates Riolo.
“A collection of frustrating players”
« In football, I feel like there’s a collection of frustrating players at the moment. If only he could get out of that and offer more accomplished performances. This evening, I wanted to find him nice. He’s a guy you want to love but you want to tell him: ‘make sure people love you’. He gives, he’s in a good state of mind and I don’t know how to make him progress », continues the editorialist of RMC about Cherki. The PSG therefore missed a young talent lacking consistency this summer.
