8 June 2025 …
Rayan Cherki: ‘One of Europe’s greatest technicians’ – why Man City want French ‘genius’
Cherki is only the latest talent fresh off the Lyon production line, but may be the best yet.
He joined Lyon at the age of seven from AS Saint-Priest and, aged 16 years and 140 days, Cherki became the youngest goalscorer in the Ligue 1 side’s history in a French Cup tie back in January 2020.
Before that in November 2019, a Champions League debut came against Zenit, while he