Rayan Cherki during OL – ASSE (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)
Eleven days before the end of the transfer window, OL are still looking to downsize their squad. Although he will have the last word, Rayan Cherki is not sure he will still be between Rhône and Saône on February 1st.
Eleven more days and three matches to go before things return to “normal”. Even if Pierre Sage denies it, the transfer window indirectly has an impact on OL's performance and this is not a new phenomenon. Each time a transfer market opens between Rhône and Saône, the level of play suffers and so do the accounting results. In January 2025, the Lyonnais took four points in three Ligue 1 matches and were eliminated from the Coupe de France. Before January 31, there remains Fenerbahçe and Ludogorets in the Europa League and Nantes in the championship.
Three meetings that the Lyonnais would like to approach as best as possible to avoid sinking into a crisis of play and points. However, the degreasing operation is not completely finished in Décines, and departures are still hoped for. Rayan Cherki Does he fit this mold? Even if he is also inside, the leader remains the technical guarantee of this OL which is searching for itself. However, it still represents that market value which may interest John Weaver when filling Lyon's coffers.
-The Bundesliga big names on the spot?
In mid-November, the American owner had suggested that a departure of Cherki during the winter would only be the decision of the player himself. A perspective confirmed in recent hours. Sky Sport Germany argued on Sunday that the German leaders that are the Bayern Munichthe Bayer Leverkusen and the Borussia Dortmund would carefully follow the Cherki file. Especially since a transfer could be made around 22-23 million euros, whether this winter or next summer. An attractive price for many clubs with Rayan Cherki as the final decision-maker according to various sources…
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