French talent may arrive in Serie A: market ready to ignite around footballer, Italian teams compete
Rayan Cherki infiamma il mercato: arriva in Serie A il talento (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
There are goodbyes that make noise, and others that slip away with a wistful smile. Rayan Cherki’s at Lyon is a bit of both. After more than 14 years spent between the youth sector and the first team, the boy from Lyon said goodbye to his club with a phrase that sounds definitive, although said with the caution of one who has already experienced complicated moments: “I think it was my last game with Lyon, but we’ll see where the wind will take me.”
The context was that of a 2-0 victory over Angers, the last of the league. But on the pitch, more than joy, there was emotion. Because when you’ve grown up in a club, every step outside tastes like a leap into the void. Yet, the leap is now decided.
Cherki, class of 2003, a pure talent but also a player who has divided critics, will indeed leave Olympique. Too heavy the current context, too narrow the club’s ambitions for those who dream of something bigger. Or simply, different.
Futuro italiano? Occhi puntati su Napoli, Atalanta e non solo
Now that the farewell is practically official, the question on everyone’s mind is only one: where will Cherki go? And here the roads multiply, but one in particular seems more concrete: the one leading to Serie A. Italy has been courting him for some time, and it is no coincidence. The Franco-Algerian’s profile tantalizes for technique, vision and ability to ignite the maneuver.
And last season’s numbers speak for themselves: 12 goals and 20 assists in 44 appearances, despite a turbulent year for OL. Napoli, Atalanta, Lazio, but also Fiorentina: all have made more than one thought about Cherki. The partenopei, for example, must untie the Anguissa knot and could bet on a dynamic, young and creative trequartista.
In Bergamo, Rayan’s talent would be perfect to fuel Gasperini’s vertical game, especially if the goal is to raise the bar again after the Europa League. What about Lazio? If the ambition is to return to the top four, it needs someone who can make a difference in the last 30 meters. Someone like that.
An interesting detail: Cherki, thanks to an Apulian grandfather, would also be eligible for the Italian national team. An all-modern paradox, but one that could become a reality should he choose to tie himself permanently to our league. At the moment it remains only a suggestion, but not so far-fetched.
Un’occasione da non lasciarsi sfuggire
There are players who go under the radar and then explode. Others who shine right away but get lost along the way. Cherki, so far, has experienced both: idolized at a very young age, criticized for alleged lapses in concentration, but always ready to put something special on the field. Now, however, it is time to choose. And to be chosen.
Whichever team decides to bet on him will have to put him in the ideal conditions to express himself. But if the context will be right, and if the head will follow the talent, then we are talking about a potential top player hit. Italian soccer, which needs imagination and resourcefulness like bread, cannot stand idly by. Because certain opportunities, when they pass, must be grabbed at the drop of a hat.
The real question is who will be brave enough to really believe in Rayan Cherki?
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