Revealed: Rayan Cherki Nearly Joined European Heavyweight Before 2025 Manchester City Transfer
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21-second readRayan Cherki has made a terrific start to life under new Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca.
Cherki, 23, has become a central figure in Enzo Maresca 's side in the 2026/27 season, which is his second campaign at the club after arriving from Lyon in the summer of 2025 during the final year of Pep Guardiola's tenure.
The France international has been among City's most productive attacking players in the opening weeks of the new campaign.
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A new report from France has revealed that Manchester City's Rayan Cherki was on the brink of joining Paris Saint-Germain before moving to the Etihad Stadium last summer.
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City Xtra | Manchester City News & More · reported · 2026-10-13 11:30 UTC
Revealed: Rayan Cherki Nearly Joined European Heavyweight Before 2025 Manchester City Transfer ↗
A new report from France has revealed that Manchester City's Rayan Cherki was on the brink of joining Paris Saint-Germain before moving to the Etihad Stadium last summer.
OffsAIde · rumour · 2026-10-12 20:14 UTC
How Rayan Cherki’s 2024 PSG move collapsed before his €40m switch to Manchester City ↗
Rayan Cherki, now a key Manchester City player, came close to joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2024. He will face PSG again in the Champions League on Wednesday.A deal worth around...
Get Football News France · reported · 2026-10-12 18:33 UTC
Behind the scenes of Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki failed 2024 transfer to PSG ↗
While he is currently a key player for Manchester City, it was in fact the colours of Paris Saint-Germain – whom he will face again this Wednesday in the Champions...
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