Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has insisted that Les Gones won’t entertain provides for Rayan Cherki regardless of curiosity from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
PSG need to herald a substitute for Pablo Sarabia, who they offered to Wolverhampton Wanderers for €5 million earlier this month. They’ve seemingly recognized Lyon’s Cherki as the perfect candidate.
There have been claims that they’ve initiated contact with Les Gones to debate a deal for Cherki. Christophe Galtier’s aspect are hopeful of getting the switch throughout the road earlier than the switch window closes.
RMC Sport has claimed that PSG have already tabled a suggestion for the France Underneath-21 worldwide. Lyon, alternatively, have reportedly not totally closed the door on sanctioning a transfer for him this month.
Nonetheless, Aulas has now prompt that Cherki isn’t on the market through the ongoing winter switch window. The Lyon president expressed his need to maintain the attacker on the membership, having dedicated to creating him as a participant. He wrote on Twitter:
“Rayan [Cherki] is a toddler of the membership who’s a part of our challenge, seeing him courted is regular and makes us pleased with our academy too, however having him with us is way more necessary than something.”
@OL Rayan est un enfant du membership qui s’inscrit dans notre projet , le voir courtisé est regular et nous rend fier de notre académie aussi , mais l’avoir avec nous est bien plus necessary que tout #Rayan https://t.co/Xcgx7lxZWJ
Aulas has at all times been a tricky negotiator, with golf equipment typically discovering it laborious to achieve an settlement with him. It now stays to be seen if PSG can persuade him to sanction a switch for Cherki this month.
The 19-year-old attacker will enter the ultimate yr of his contract with Lyon this summer time. Les Gones may thus be tempted to money in on him if he doesn’t put pen to paper on a recent deal.
Cherki has been a daily for Lyon this season, making 16 league appearances to date. He discovered the again of the web as soon as and offered three assists for his teammates in these matches.
PSG are additionally eager about Milan Skriniar
PSG, managed by Galtier, have had a comparatively quiet winter switch window to date. Nonetheless, this doesn’t imply that the reigning Ligue 1 champions have been inactive out there.
Other than engaged on a deal for Cherki, Les Parisiens have additionally been linked with a transfer for Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar. They failed of their efforts to signal the defender final summer time, however stay eager about him.
It’s value noting that Skriniar has his contract with the Serie A giants expiring on the finish of the season. The French champions may thus look to signal him for a cut-price price this month.
