Chelsea have raised their interest in Lyon’s wonderkid Rayan Cherki and recently spoke with the Frenchman’s agents.However, the French club, which has the 19-year-old under contract until June 2025, is adamant about holding onto one of their best young players. OL has not explicitly stated that he is not for sale, but given their already highly publicized financial difficulties, they will attempt to extract as much money as possible from Chelsea should they submit a proposal.##NAJAVA_MECA_7368760##The Stamford Bridge representatives and Cherki’s agents have been in talks recently to try and reach an agreement, and an offer is currently being considered. After having an offer for Cherki rejected in the January transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain are now also considering signing the highly-rated teenager.The 19-year-old sensation is already one of Lyon’s key players and is viewed as the best player to come from their youth academy since Karim Benzema and Alexandre Lacazette. Cherki has played in 34 Ligue 1 games last season, scoring four goals and providing six assists to his teammates. His creativity, technical ability and leadership skills make him seem like a future world-beater already.Chelsea are preparing to bid for Lyon’s Rayan Cherki, what’s your thoughts on this? pic.twitter.com/m0GYmphmNc— Frank Khalid OBE (@FrankKhalidUK) July 12, 2023 The Textor Family, owners of OL, are reluctant to sell players, but if they do – they won’t be allowed to leave if the price is not right. Besides, should they be presented with a choice of selling the likes of Cherki to another club in France or a foreign club – they would definitely go for the latter option to avoid strengthening their rivals.Cherki’s estimated price would be at least $45 million. Chelsea, it’s your move.
