Fulham FC and Olympique Lyonnais have reached an agreement worth €15m for the transfer of Rayan Cherki (21), according to a report this Wednesday from L’Equipe. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder is pushed towards the exit door by his formative club and has been training separately from Pierre Sage’s senior Lyon squad. Get French Football News exclusively revealed that Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain pulled out of the race to sign Cherki, paving the way for Premier League clubs to submit bids for the France U21 international.
The outlet understands that Lyon executives have just accepted Fulham’s €15m bid to secure the services of Cherki. The Cottagers’ outlay to sign the Lyon youth product would rise to €20m in taking into account performance-related add-ons. However, Cherki is yet to agree on personal terms with Marco Silva’s side, or even accept to leave Les Gones for a Premier League side, with Lyon getting desperate to raise €100m from players’ sales this summer – a figure they are way short of hitting.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval