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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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- Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain
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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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