One of the new recruits of Manchester City arouses optimism among observers, who see him a raw talent capable of shining at the highest level.
This summer, Rayan Cherki plunged into the big bath by joining Manchester City from Olympique Lyonnais for 42.5 million euros. The French attacking midfielder had the opportunity to make his debut in the Skyblues jersey during the Club World Cup.
For his first Premier League match, against Wolverhampton (1-0) on August 16, the former Gone had found the way to the net. But joy was short -lived: victim of a quadriceps tear, he will have to observe an estimated absence between seven and eight weeks. As a result, the neo-Tricolore missed the trip to Brighton on August 31 as well as the gathering of the French team during the international break in September.
Despite this blow, optimism remains in French. Gaël Clichy, a former side of City, has no doubt about the potential of the Lyon nugget, convinced that she has everything to explode at the highest level. And even equal one of the largest legends of the club, Kevin de Bruyne.
“I have never seen that”
“He has enormous progress to make in the ball without a ball, this is his first defect. But if Pep manages to raise his level in this part of football, I think he can reach figures very close to those of Kevin de Bruyne. Cherki, I have never seen that. I have never seen a player with so much ease in small spaces. On the other hand, when you lose the ball, you must be able to respond present, even more in England. It's really my question mark on him ”said the ex-deputy hopes for the waves of
RMC.
And conclude: “With the ball, he has so many qualities. They are very complicated players to manage, it's confusing. In the Premier League, he will have to raise his level outside possession. City takes goals on transitions, you cannot have one or two players lagging behind in this game compartment. ”
