OL have set a first starting price for Rayan Cherki

In football, everything happens very quickly. Rayan Cherki certainly knows this better than anyone. It all started very quickly for him. Propelled to the forefront at OL, where each of his appearances with the club's youth team was closely followed by Les Gones fans, he then signed his first professional contract and then joined the team at the age of 16. After a long apprenticeship, the native of Lyon spread his wings under the orders of Laurent Blanc, the first coach to truly trust him among the residents of Groupama Stadium.

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But after his departure in September 2023, Cherki failed to continue his momentum with Fabio Grosso. A technician with whom we didn't get along in the end. We can say that things are much better with Pierre Sage. The latter used it much more last year. Cherki therefore finished the season with a record of 3 goals and 9 assists in 39 appearances in all competitions. But when the time for the summer transfer window came, the Lyonnais clearly opened the door to the departure of the player trained at home.

OL are under attack by the DNCG

In search of liquidity, the Rhone leaders hoped to get a good price, while Cherki was reaching a turning point in his adventure since he was at the end of his contract in June 2025 at that time. PSG quickly positioned itself and even found common ground with Lyon, for a transfer worth €15 million. But the 21-year-old footballer took his time, he who had a weakness for German football where BVB and RB Leipzig were cited as contenders. Ultimately, neither signed Cherki. Ditto for Paris, which withdrew from the race for his signature.

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Despite advances from Fulham and even Lazio Rome, the player ultimately stayed at home, determined to be the master of his destiny. Sidelined, he was reinstated after extending his lease until 2026, with an optional year until 2027 if he is still at OL at the end of the next summer transfer window. But this should not, a priori, be the case. In the sights of the DNCG, Lyon knows that it will have to replenish its coffers to meet the demands of the financial policeman of French football.

A minimum starting price for Cherki

This will notably involve sales of players for Les Gones, who are prohibited from recruiting this winter and who have been relegated as a precautionary measure. Among the elements with high market values, we inevitably find Cherki. It must be said that the young man has a string of good performances, whether at club level (2 goals and 3 assists in 11 appearances in all competitions) or in selection with the Bleuets, who was decisive on Friday against Italy in a friendly. . All this is a good thing for OL. Sunday, Sky Sports revealed that Liverpool are thinking about him.

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We can confirm to you that the English are following him, just like Bayer Leverkusen. PSG still has an eye on him according to certain reports. But all his suitors will have to put their hands in their wallets. OL have set a starting price for negotiations at €30 million, we were informed. Other sources at the club tell us of a minimum amount of between €30 and €35 ​​million to try to afford the Lyonnais. What is certain is that the player born in 2003 risks experiencing an even livelier winter transfer window than the previous one, having changed representatives in the meantime. The soap opera has only just begun…