Rayan Cherki

[PragueBlue]

Seriously hope we do this. He has the potential to be absolutely incredible.

He could be or he could be a dud for us. I have no idea which but at the reported price, it would be worth the gamble.

 

[Gabriel]

I could understand if Pep was unsure. He inherited 3 French players from Manuel and got rid pretty quick. His only other foray into the French gene pool was ... enough said. Of course I may be assuming to much!

Having said that I do hope he's up for this one.

Bit harsh on Claudio Gomes... ;-)

 

[Tugay One Cup]

He could be or he could be a dud for us. I have no idea which but at the reported price, it would be worth the gamble.

Exactly. Either ends up being an incredible piece of business or we waste the Harwood-Bellis money.

 

[ProofMCFC]

You don't really have to dig deep to know that France has deep-lying issues with racism

Yeh, pretty much every nation has racism issues. See how the whites are treated in Zimbabwe. Sad to see.

 

[falcon117]

Rayan Cherki would be an excellent signing—a young, skilful playmaker with elite dribbling ability, close control, and the vision to unlock defences with key passes. At just 20 years old, he has the potential to develop into a world-class talent, and for a fee of around €20 million, the financial risk is minimal despite some concerns over consistency and defensive work rate.

His creativity and flair make him a high-upside investment, and in the right system, he could flourish into a superstar. For that price, he’s absolutely worth the gamble.

 

[horlock_was_super]

It was a decent chunk of change in 1966 for a 19 year old.

Given that he wasn’t great on his left and couldn’t head a ball………

Oh Malcolm you played a blinder my son.

 

[eastmanc]

Given that he wasn’t great on his left and couldn’t head a ball………

Oh Malcolm you played a blinder my son.

Oh yes Big Mal played a blinder that night.

 

[richards30]

Would love this to be our next transfer.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

It's just a weird point to argue. Society (and media) has picked and selected who they want to treat like shit for centuries.

We have seen it first hand when Raz decided to "step out of line"

And France has even bigger issues than the UK

So the media are racist against Sterling.....but they also give Grealish worse treatment. So they just hate everyone?

 

[Blue warrior]

Would have thought this would be a quick deal to do low fee etc.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

100%.

Maybe we should have stayed away from him the shit cheap ****.

Zaba was a waste too at £5.5m.

Time to start buying the likes of Wan-Bissaka for £50m.

Wan Bissaka was actually a pretty good buy for them. They've done much worse.

 

[nmc]

Wan Bissaka was actually a pretty good buy for them. They've done much worse.

Only lost £35m on him. Good by their standards.

 

[richards30]

Mcatee out could be the same fee as Cherki in?

 

[Dax777]

why has this thread been hijacked about Racism in France all of a sudden? Have I missed something?

Just ignore it. The football and the footballer are far more interesting.

 

[Dax777]

Would have thought this would be a quick deal to do low fee etc.

Perhaps the fee isn't as low as we think :( I've seen 40 million lately

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Perhaps the fee isn't as low as we think :( I've seen 40 million lately

Lyon would be fucking stupid to not try and get a bid war going, even from a daft 40m start point. Whoever gets the players yes first wins this.

 

[Blue warrior]

Perhaps the fee isn't as low as we think :( I've seen 40 million lately

Still a low fee in today’s market that for someone like Cherki tho.

 

[BlueDejong]

Hugo, i love you

 

[King Jay]

40M for a year? Wasn’t Dortmund able to get him for 25 during January ?

 

[route46]

if hes got a release clause Lyon can't start a bidding war.