The target of Manchester City Rayan Cherki confirmed that his move to the Premier League was on the move after the 5-4 defeat of France against Spain in the semi-final of Thursday, the Nations League.
The Lyon-Vleugel player played his role in an exciting game by scoring their second goal while recovering from 5-1 to bring the score to 5-4 by a Cherki assistant Randal Kolo Muani target in stopping time.
But Les Bleus was unable to force extra time and will now come across Germany in third place on Sunday.
But after the conclusion of the match, the immediate future of Cherki was understandably interesting for reporters after a season in which he scored 12 goals and wore 20 assists in all competitions for Lyon.
The 21-year-old gave them a Goudklompje before he quickly focused his attention on Sunday's game.
“Yes … it's done. But you already know my answer, everyone knows,” he told Omroep Telefoot, as quoted by Fabrizio Romano.
“But there is still a game to play. Now we have to enjoy and give everything, but after it will be done.”
If Cherki is the next signing of Manchester City, he will be the fifth player to become a member of the club since the beginning of the 2024-25 season, after Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico Gonzalez and Omar Marmoush.
After a third place in the Premier League, in which the side of Pep Guardiola ended 13 points back in Champions Liverpool in a failed deficiency defense, it is expected that it will be an important transfer activity in the club in the low season.
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