Manchester City have submitted a bid worth €22.5m for Rayan Cherki (21), according to L’Équipe. That fee is the same as the unofficial release clause in the France international’s contract.

One player who seems certain to join Manchester City in the coming days is Lyon playmaker Rayan Cherki. Simon Mullock reported for the Mirror yesterday that Manchester City and Lyon are close to

Rayan Cherki has said that his future will be decided after France’s Nations League third place play-off against Germany. Cherki is expected to leave Lyon this summer with a move to Manchester City reportedly at an advanced stage despite whispers of Liverpool potentially hijacking a move.