Manchester United is one of the five Premier League clubs that have signed Rayan Cherki this summer and his former France under the age of 21 has given Thierry Henry some insight into the Lyon star
Manchester United has been warned that Rayan Cherki will need a major love approach from Ruben Amorim next season if they win the race for his signature. United is one of the five Premier League parties that are interested this summer in signing the Lyon star -and Thierry Henry has given them some advice about how to get the best out of him.
Cherki is ready to leave Lyon in the summer transfer window after he had drawn many scouts by contributing 12 goals and 20 assists in 44 performances. He is supposed to have a release clause of € 22.5 million (£ 19 million) in his contract and Lyon knows that they are powerless to withstand widespread interest rates.
As Mirror Football reported in April, United Cherki has followed since he was 16, after he originally tried to convince him to join their academy instead of Lyon's. But they will be confronted with fierce competition from Tottenham, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan with the talent of the 21-year-old and a bargain that causes a tug of war.
Henry has coached Cherki in his old role in France under the age of 21 and the Olympic team and knows what drives him. The Arsenal -legend says that although his talent does not question, Cherki must be encouraged to contribute defensively.
“We didn't give him anything, he got through it, and that is also the power of a great player,” Henry told L'Equipe. “Everyone knows what he can do. And this season he has shown that he also knows how to do what is expected of him without the ball, that is, adapting to a system.
“His problem was that he could never have played a series of matches to show what an extraordinary player he is. But to play a series of matches, he had to do things, defensively, during the duration of a match.
“This season he did it, so he played a series of matches. I appreciate this child so bad … It's just that you had to be tough at certain times, like a father with his son.
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“For me we are talking about a man who had long had to fight with the others with the others to see who is the best. He was behind because it took a while to understand … but now he is understood.”
The statistics certainly support Henry's assessment. Cherki has scored 13 goals in 23 games for France under the age of 21 and is now expected to be called to the Senior Les Bleus Squad this summer.
But for now he is aimed at securing a transfer, after he has dropped a strong hint after Lyon's 2-0 win over Angers in their last league match of the season. He said: “Thanks to OL, the coach, the staff, the president, my teammates and all people at the club.”
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