According to information from journalist Margot Dummont, discussed on Sunday on the Canal Football Club set, Rayan Cherki could choose Algeria rather than France.
The comments of Margot Dumont, a renowned sports journalist, triggered a real debate around the international future of Rayan Cherki. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder from Olympique Lyonnais could represent AlgeriaFrance or even Italy. However, according to Dumont, the player's choice would already be clear: he would lean towards the Fennecs.
“If he had to choose, it would be Algeria“
« At the moment, the trend is Algeria. He would also like to please his mother », she said on Sunday on the set of Canal Football Club. But the journalist also mentioned the “lobbying” exercised by Olympique Lyonnais to try to influence this decision and make him change his mind, as was the case for Houssem Aouar or Nabil Fekir.
Le Gone completed all his classes in the French team, from U16 to U23, with whom he even participated in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last summer. But despite everything, the journalist persisted, providing details: “ He would not have the same market value if he were a French international or an Algerian international, but at the moment, today, if he had to choose, it would be Algeria! »
In great shape since the start of the season, Cherki is the headliner of OL and finally seems to have gained the confidence to express his talent. This season, the statistics speak for him with five goals and seven assists. For Algeria, it would be a valuable reinforcement in an offensive sector in full transition. The FFF, for its part, could put pressure on the 21-year-old to join the team. France A, for the next gathering. Without forgetting Italyanother country of origin of the attacker, who would not say no to an arrival of the crack at the Squadra Azzura.
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