L'EQUIPE EXPOSED: PSG CLOSED CHERKI FILE WITH ANGER

The French sports newspaper L'Equipe revealed the unknown details of the canceled transfer process between Paris Saint-Germain and Rayan Cherki in 2024. The young star Rayan Cherki felt great excitement from the idea of joining the Paris team and reached a full contract agreement with the capital representative. The successful player even sent a very long voice message directly to Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi to thank him for offering this opportunity. Spanish manager Luis Enrique also presented his entire game plan in a private meeting he held with the player and explained that he wanted to use him in the false 9 number position on the pitch. The experienced coach shared his idea of transforming Cherki into a much more versatile star, but when this plan failed, Ousmane Dembele undertook the false 9 role in the following period. Right after these positive meetings, the Paris representative and Olympique Lyon officials started the official document exchange for the fee worth a total of 15 million Euros including bonuses. When everything was left just to the signature, Borussia Dortmund stepped in suddenly and promised the talented player the regular playing time that Paris Saint-Germain never guaranteed. Confused upon this guaranteed time offer, Rayan Cherki and his inner circle requested a few days of additional time from the Paris management to evaluate the situation and started waiting. However, this guaranteed time-oriented stalling tactic the player's camp exhibited right at the signature stage completely exhausted the patience of the club. The French giant became extremely angry with the managers of the player and cut the negotiations instantly, canceling the transfer completely. The most interesting part of the matter was experienced on the Borussia Dortmund front. The German club never made an official offer to the Olympique Lyon team for Rayan Cherki due to internal disagreements within the management.

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