Announced undesirable during the transfer window and on the departure of Olympique Lyonnais, Rayan Cherki is now one of the players in form of the Rhone club, which only increases its market value.
Olympique Lyonnais has reviewed its position on Rayan Cherki. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder was considered a player with no future in the Lyon project and a departure was mentioned during the transfer window since he was in the last year of his contract. Several clubs monitored his situation including Dortmund, Leipzig, Fulham and even PSG who offered 15 million euros to try to secure his services a year after bringing in Bradley Barcola from OL. Added to the loft then finally reinstated from September, the player trained at OL quickly appeared in Pierre Sage's starting lineup and established himself as one of the centerpieces of the Rhone game. His statistics in terms of dribbling and passing are very good, which only increases his market value, he who finally extended his contract a few weeks ago until 2026 with Lyon.
Cherki is worth much more than €15 million
The of Europe with more than six successful dribbles per game, which is a significantly higher total than his statistics from last year. He also delivers many more key passes per game and is very precise in his transmissions in general, which makes him a much more constant threat to opposing defenses.
Valued at 15 million euros last summer, its market value is likely to increase quite quickly. All he needs is to be even more decisive in front of the cage and he will definitely take on another dimension. The clubs will surely be more numerous if he improves at this level and will jostle at the pavilion to try to attract Rayan Cherki into their nets in the coming months.
