10 | Rayan Cherki - 2025/26

[dadnlad]

which teams going to be first to take turns booting him

 

[eastmanc]

I read somewhere that he was almost sold to PSG for 15m.

He was.

 

[eastmanc]

If we are honest, he was fairly crap for 89 minutes of that game but special players make the difference when the team and they're having poor games, foden does it, cherki is rapidly adding his name to that list.

I wouldn't say he was crap but I know where you're coming from.

 

[TonyM]

I hated seeing him subbed. I would only ever take him off when we are at least 2 up and trying to protect him.

 

[kun]

This guy man.

24 appearances
1,032 minutes played
6 goals
9 assists

He's averaging a goal every 172 minutes.
An assist every 115 minutes.
And a goal or assist every 69 minutes.

This form over a whole season of 50 or so full 90s would get him 26 goals and 39 assists.

 

[Sky Blue Mon]

€36m (just over £30m), with a potential €6m in addons. Crazy that we got him for that. We probably spend more than that on staples and drawing pins.

Fred Eyre did that years ago ,one for the old guys

 

[Dax777]

Just shows you all this needing to get used to the speed and physicality of English football is a load of bollocks and mostly used to excuse players.

You're either quality or you're not.

Disagree. Sure, if you are Messi level, it may not matter. But there is a level below that of fantastic players who are system and style dependent. For some of those guys they have to adapt.

 

[domalino]

He’s so much better than I thought he’d be, I have to hold my hands up o thought he’d be like a 21 year old Nasri, very hot an miss and a bit of a luxury but capable of brilliance.

He’s so much more mature than that, he’s really taken control of the team in the last month and become the main playmaker.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

How many players in this squad have grabbed the game by the scruff of its neck and won it for us?
Cherki being able to do this multiple times in his first season here already is a testament of his ability.
He will be one of the best players in the world barring any bad injuries.

 

[Kompany Car]

which teams going to be first to take turns booting him

Knowing how physical the French league is he's already pretty resilient to it and seems to be good at riding tackles when he thinks its advantageous.

 

[twosips]

Just shows you all this needing to get used to the speed and physicality of English football is a load of bollocks and mostly used to excuse players.

You're either quality or you're not.

Rodri though...

 

[jimharri]

Fred Eyre did that years ago ,one for the old guys

Where do you think I got the inspiration from?

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

7 assists in 13 games, Kev’s Pl record of 20 assists in 35 games. It couldn’t possibly happen could it?

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

He is going to be a superstar for us. Kev to Foden's Silva.

 

[jrb]

I never doubted his talent whilst watching him play for Lyon in Ligue 1 on the TV, and when he tore United apart.

How the fuck PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and the top PL clubs beside City, etc, could see it, is beyond me.

Even in the French national team he stood out.

 

[deano ou812]

This guy man.

24 appearances
1,032 minutes played
6 goals
9 assists

He's averaging a goal every 172 minutes.
An assist every 115 minutes.
And a goal or assist every 69 minutes.

This form over a whole season of 50 or so full 90s would get him 26 goals and 39 assists.

Even half of that would still be phenomenal ..

 

[deano ou812]

I never doubted his talent whilst watching him play for Lyon in Ligue 1 on the TV, and when he tore United apart.

How the fuck PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and the top PL clubs beside City, etc, could see it, is beyond me.

Even in the French national team he stood out.

Wasn’t there rumours about his attitude or something like that,I don’t see anything just looks like a guy who wants to play football and learn from the best manager

 

[blue_danube]

Rodri though...

I'm not saying there's no leeway, I just think it's an overused expression or excuse.

Rodri's position is a different kettle of fish.

For more attacking players, I think they either cut or or cant much sooner.

 

[kun]

I'm not saying there's no leeway, I just think it's an overused expression or excuse.

Rodri's position is a different kettle of fish.

For more attacking players, I think they either cut or or cant much sooner.

I get what you are saying - some players are just different gravy and can immediately hit the ground running, but...

David Silva's debut season wasn't especially impressive.
Neither were the debut seasons of Luis Suárez, Leroy Sané, Bernardo Silva or Robert Pires.
Riyad Mahrez didn't start pulling up trees for Leicester until his 3rd season, and he spent 6 months in the Championship. And then he took another season to adapt to playing at City when he moved here.
Thierry Henry only scored 1 goal in his first 12 Premier League games.
Edin Džeko didn't score in his first 10 Premier League games, and only managed 2 in 15 in his first season.
Jérémy Doku is another example. Didn't really hit his stride until this season (his third).

On the other hand, some players come in and smash it right away like Haaland, De Bruyne, Agüero, Salah, Torres, Zola, and now Cherki.

There are a lot of factors that go into whether a player fits in right away or not, and some players take a little bit of time to adapt.

 

[TonyM]

He is going to be a superstar for us. Kev to Foden's Silva.

I can see Cherki as a mixture of Kev and Silva but imo Foden is neither... maybe Lampard or Gundogan in terms of being in the right place to score.

Foden will hugely benefit from Cherki imo. All the attacking players will.