Last summer, Rayan Cherki’s name was regularly associated with PSG. Luis Campos and Luis Enrique were not against his arrival, but Nasser Al-Khelaïfi refused the signing of the OL striker.
During the previous transfer window, Rayan Cherki was very close to leaving Olympique Lyonnais. And for good reason, the 21-year-old playmaker only had one year left on his contract and his departure was no longer in doubt. On the verge of moving to Borussia Dortmund, the French youth international has also been the subject of real interest from Paris Saint-Germain. In the capital, Luis Enrique and Luis Campos were rather favorable to the arrival of Rayan Cherki, but one man derailed everything, according to reports from the PSG Inside Actu insider account.
Reacting to the tensions between the reigning French champion and Kylian Mbappé, the informant revealed that Nasser Al-Khelaïfi had vetoed the recruitment of Rayan Cherki last summer for a very specific reason. “I’m not telling you anything, but Nasser has banned any negotiations with players represented by Fayza Lamari or close to Mbappé’s mother. This is why I told you that there was never any contact with Cherki” published the PSG Inside Actu account, revealing that Rayan Cherki ultimately had no chance of signing in the French capital precisely because he was represented by the Mbappé clan.
Al-Khelaïfi refused Cherki last summer, reason revealed
Coincidence or not, the OL playmaker, who extended his contract in the capital of Gaul for another season, changed agents a few days ago. Indeed, Rayan Cherki separated from Fayza Lamari and his interests are now defended by Moussa Sissoko, an agent much more appreciated at PSG since he is notably the representative of Ousmane Dembélé and Randal Kolo Muani. It now remains to be seen whether with this change of agent and this distance between Cherki and the Mbappé clan, PSG will be tempted to go on the offensive again next summer to afford the services of Rayan Cherki. A transfer in the summer of 2025 appears in any case much more credible and this time, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi will see no problem with it.
