The attacking midfielder, who is having a great season, could leave Lyon in January. His price tag of 30 million euros is affordable for the big clubs.
Considered an eternal promise in France and linked to Real Madrid every summer, Rayan Cherki has finally taken the step forward that French public opinion has been betting on him for so many years.
Since the age of 16, the attacking midfielder has been regarded as one of the most promising players in European football and after several seasons of inconsistent form, including a failed transfer in the summer, the France Under-21 international's performances have attracted attention from major European clubs, including PSG and Liverpool.
Lyon's financial problems
As Foot-Mercato reports, both clubs are targeting the talented player from Olympique Lyon, who was provisionally relegated to the second division by the DNCG in November and urgently need to sell their best assets to raise the 100 million euros that the financial body needs. to confirm their relegation. Lyon will negotiate for Cherki for 30 million euros, an amount that is more than affordable for top European teams.
PSG has already made several attempts behind the scenes to unblock Cherki's move. In the summer, just before his move to Dortmund fell through, with Lyon agreeing to a transfer fee of €15 million but Sahin turned it down when everything was finalized, Luis Campos struck a deal with the player's entourage to play for the Paris side to draw. The main obstacle facing Paris Saint-Germain is that relations with Lyon have been completely broken since the summer after a falling out between Textor and Al Khelaïfi. Such a delicate situation could rule out his arrival in January.
Liverpool's interest in Cherki
Liverpool are now aware that the market opportunities Cherki offers are ideal. Lyon needs to sell to avoid being relegated to the second division, his talent fits Slot's style perfectly and the player has hinted in recent interviews that he could make a leap in his career in the coming months. In the summer, the French team even ruled out transferring the attacking midfielder, but a complete turnaround in his situation led to his extension until 2027 and not only that, he also became one of the most distinctive players in Ligue 1.
Across all competitions, Cherki, with a resounding talent, has totaled 12 goals in 17 games, scoring five goals and providing seven assists. He has certainly come into his own after a number of seasons in which he failed to translate the enormous potential he showed on the pitch into numbers.
The performances he has shown on the road have not gone unnoticed by PSG and Liverpool, who could accelerate negotiations to sign him in next month's transfer window.
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